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Luminaries · 1975–
Laurie Santos
Makes the science of wellbeing accessible by exposing common misconceptions about what actually makes people happier.
Laurie Santos is included in the Luminaries collection for work associated with Health & Happiness and Emotional Wellbeing. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.
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Luminaries
movement in the collection
1975–
life and work
2
focus areas
Ideas associated with the work
- Explore the work through health & happiness
- Explore the work through emotional wellbeing

“Our minds lie to us about what will make us happy.”
— Laurie Santos, The Happiness Lab
In their own words
“Our minds lie to us about what will make us happy.”
— Laurie Santos, The Happiness Lab
Makes the science of wellbeing accessible by exposing common misconceptions about what actually makes people happier.
- Health & Happiness
- Emotional Wellbeing