Creative Writing: Creating a Good Life

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Students explore the intersection of research on creativity, productivity, success, and happiness. Situated in a culture that privileges the idea of an “American Dream,” our course materials will examine how our culture expresses ideas about what a “good life” entails and achieving more happiness. Students are prompted to consider, question, challenge, and experiment with what it means to have a “good life” in their personal, civic, and professional lives via collaboration, good life activities, reading, writing, “me”search, and creativity. Using design thinking, creative techniques for self-discovery, and evidence-based strategies, students generate their own path towards achieving more happiness and a “good life.”