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It's wonderful to be back here, wonderful to see you here.I'm teaching this cla, because I wish cla like this had been taught when I was sitting in your seats as an undergrad here.This does not mean that it's a cla you wish to be taught, nor does it mean that it's the right cla for you.But I hope to do in the next couple of lectures is give you an idea for what this cla is about, so that you can decide whether or not it is for you.I came here in 1992, and started off with computer science concentrator.And then I had a mini epiphany half way through my sophomore year, I realized that I was in a wonderful place, with wonderful students, around me were wonderful teachers.I was doing well academically.I was doing well in athletics.I was playing fast squash at that time.I was doing well socially.Everything was going well, except for the fact that I was unhappy, and I didn't understand why.It was then, in a matter of moments, that I decided that I had to find out why and become happier.And that's when I switched my concentration from computer science to philosophy and psychology, with a single question “How can I become happier?” Over time I did become happier, what contributed most to my happine was when I encountered a new emerging field that at that time it didn't have the name that is has today, but eentially research that falls under or within the field of positive psychology.Positive psychology, studying it, applying the ideas to my life has made me significantly happier.It continues to make me happier.And it was when I realized the impact that it had on me that I decided to share it with others.That's when I decided that I want to be a teacher and teach this field.So this is positive psychology, psychology 1504.And we will be exploring this new relatively new and fascinating field, and hopefully we will be exploring more than the field ourselves.When I first taught this cla was back in 2002, I taught it at a seminar and had 8 students, two dropped out.That left me with six.The year after, the cla became slightly larger.I had over 300 students.And then the third year when I taught it, which was the last time, I had 850 students in the cla, making it at that point the largest course at Harvard.And that's when the Media became interested, because they wanted to understand why.They wanted to understand this phenomenon that here you have a cla that's larger than Introduction to Economics.How could that be? So I was invited by the Media for interviews, whether it was newspapers, radio and television.And I started to notice a pattern during those interviews.So I would walk into the interview, would have the interview.And afterwards, the producer or the interviewer would walk me out and say something to the effect that “well, thank you, Tal, for the interview.But you know, I expected you to be different.” And I would ask, as nonchalantly as I could of course as if, I didn't really care but had to ask anyway, “How different?” And he would say, “Well, you know we expected you to be more outgoing.” Next interview, the end of the interview, same thing, “Thank you for doing the interview, but you know, Tal, I expected you to be different.” And once again, nonchalantly of course, I would ask, “So how different?” And here she would say, “Well, you know, we expected you to be le, le introverted.” Next interview, same thing,“ How different? ” “Well, you know, more extroverted, more outgoing.” Next interview, “Well, you know, le shy.” 'Cause you know I get very nervous in interview.’ Interview after interview, literally dozens.More outgoing, more cheerful, le introverted, more extroverted, and on and on.But here is the best one.So this is one of the local channels here around Boston.I was going to the interview;we had quite a long interview, which I thought was actually pretty good.And at the end of the interview, the interviewer, who is a very jolly guy, walk me out and puts his hand on my shoulder and says, “Tal, thank you very much for doing the interview.” And then the usual comes, “But you know, Tal, I expected you to be different.” And I said, “How different?” You know, just so that you understand, by this time, my self-esteem is short.But still, but still with same resemblance of nonchalance, I asked, “How different?” And he looks at me and says, “I expected you to be taller.” Taller? What? Okay, 5.65 is not enough to teach happine? And I thought about it, I thought about it a lot, the whole pattern from the beginning.And I think I understand why they expected someone different.You see, they had to explain to themselves, as well as the audience.How come this cla is larger than Introduction of Economics? and the way to explain it must be that the teacher is very outgoing, extremely charismatic, very cheerful and extroverted, and of course, tall.
