We have all heard tons of ways to make sure we are happy, but they can be hard to put into action. In this fun, engaging course we will focus on how to be miserable, how to make sure we are as sad as possible. As we go through these techniques you will find that you have already mastered some of these. Or, if you prefer, you’ll learn how to avoid having a miserable life!!
By reversing the normal self-help talks on how to achieve happiness, we make it easier to digest and understand in a practical way. This course will be about tongue-in-cheek conversations where we all look at our lives and figure out what could make them more miserable, what we are doing “well” that is currently making us miserable, and the things we should avoid because they will stop us from being miserable!
Class 1: Our Brains and Misery
Class 2: Stay in your Room!
Class 3: Sleep Randomly!
Class 4: Focus on your Screens!
Class 5: Eat Unnatural Food!
Class 6: Make Confusing Goals!
Class 7: Run or Fly, skip walking and crawling!
Class 8: Follow all of your Instincts!
Course materials: A notebook / journal to write about one’s life.
Homework: Students will spend about 30 minutes each day working on and considering their life, and the ways they make themselves miserable.