You got the promotion and feel the same
The things that were supposed to make you happy did, briefly.
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Learn what actually makes everyday life better, according to the evidence.
A course on happiness research for people tired of platitudes. It covers what studies do and do not show about wellbeing, the misconceptions that steer people wrong, and the habits around attention, connection and gratitude that hold up.
Open Cadence on the App Store, type the sentence when it asks what you want to learn, and answer a few setup questions. Free to start. Android testers can request early access.
Type this when Cadence asks what you want to learn
I want to understand what research says about everyday happiness. Help me examine common misconceptions and explore habits around attention, connection, and gratitude.
Change any word so it fits your situation. The course is built from what you type and a few setup questions.
- Best for
- Wellbeing
- Prerequisites
- None. Bring the situation you have.
- Course length
- 7 to 30 lessons, sized to your goal
- Lesson pace
- About 10 minutes a day
- Format
- Read it, or play the audio
- Access
- Available on the App Store, with early features and Android testing access
Before the course is built
Setup asks about your situation first.
Lesson 1 opens on the moment you describe, and the examples use your role. For this request, expect questions like these.
- Are you looking for ideas to try, or mainly to understand the research?
- Which area feels most out of balance: work, relationships, health, or time?
- What have you tried before, and what happened?
Right for now
If any of this sounds familiar, start here.
Advice all sounds the same
Gratitude journals and morning routines, recommended by people who seem no happier.
You want the evidence, not a guru
You would try things if you knew which ones have support.
Course arc
Where the course goes, in order.
Cadence writes the lessons for you, so the exact path follows your answers. This is the ground a course built from this sentence covers.
01 / 06What happiness research measures
Life satisfaction, daily mood and meaning, and why they come apart.
Adaptation
Why good things stop registering, and what does not fade.
The big misconceptions
Money, achievement, weather and the other things people overestimate.
Attention
Where your mind is matters more than where your body is, and what follows from that.
Connection
The consistent finding across decades, and what it asks of a busy week.
Gratitude and savouring, tested
What the research shows, and how to do them without it feeling forced.
What changes
What you will be able to do, and what you will stop believing.
You will be able to
Separate evidence from advice
Know which wellbeing claims have research behind them and how strong it is.
Understand why things fade
See adaptation at work in your own life.
Choose habits worth trying
Pick a few practices with real support and fit them to your week.
Ideas this course corrects
Happiness is a personality trait
Some is temperament. A meaningful share is choices and circumstances you can influence.
Achievement brings lasting happiness
It brings a spike, then adaptation. Relationships and attention predict more of daily wellbeing.
Course questions
What to know before you start.
Is this a fixed course?
No. Cadence builds the course when you type the sentence and answer a few setup questions, so the lessons follow your situation. This page describes what a course built from this request covers. You see the whole path before Lesson 1.
Who is this course for?
A course on happiness research for people tired of platitudes. It covers what studies do and do not show about wellbeing, the misconceptions that steer people wrong, and the habits around attention, connection and gratitude that hold up. It sits under Wellbeing in the Life & growth part of the library.
Do I need any prior experience?
No. Setup asks what you already know and where you want to use it, and the course starts from there. Bring a real situation if you have one; the examples are built around it.
How long does it take?
Courses run 7 to 30 lessons of about 10 minutes, sized to what you asked for. One lesson a day is the intended pace, and you can go faster. Lessons can be read or played as audio.
Does this course award a certificate or degree?
No. Cadence is for practical self-learning and does not award accredited degrees or professional certification.
Start today
Type it, answer a few questions, open Lesson 1.
The sentence to type
I want to understand what research says about everyday happiness. Help me examine common misconceptions and explore habits around attention, connection, and gratitude.
Open Cadence on the App Store, type the sentence when it asks what you want to learn, and answer a few setup questions. Free to start. Android testers can request early access.