We're on the home stretch with our special Science of Happiness series, and this week we're looking more deeply into how our thoughts affect out sense of well-being.

There's two main themes this week:

1. Self Compassion: does this present a better alternative to a culture that is fixated on self esteem? Also, is the stern inner critic the best way to push ourselves forward (spoiler alert....no it's not :P)

2. Flow: finding a balance between challenge and competence. Some great implications for our education system too!

Remember that all the material we will be discussing is taken from the free course provided by the University of California, Berkeley. You can find out more by following the link below.

https://www.edx.org/course/science-happiness-uc-berkeleyx-gg101x-6