GREAT DREAM — Ten Keys to Happier Living

The Problem

"Advice on living well is everywhere, and most of it is forgotten by next week. This course keeps it simple: ten Keys, one acronym, and practices you can actually do. The acronym is the syllabus, so a year from now you can still reconstruct the whole course from memory."

What you'll achieve

Outcomes you can expect

Know your starting point with four validated wellbeing measures and the course's own check-in
Practise each of the ten Keys in daily life
Compare your second reading with your first, Key by Key
Remember the whole framework long after the course ends

The science behind it

What you'll learn

Giving and relating, including how you answer good news
Movement, sleep, mindfulness and learning at a difficulty you set on purpose
Goals, bouncing back, and looking for what's good at the dose each practice was tested at
Self-acceptance, strengths and being part of something bigger

What's included

Everything you get

136 tools across 12 modules
The Harvard Flourishing Index, the PERMA+4 Scale, Cantril's Ladder and the Short PERMAH Scale
A Foundation Note and a reader in every module
Private fillable workbooks for every practice tool

Who it's for

The right fit

Designed for For anyone who wants a simple, memorable map of what helps people live happier lives, and the practices to go with it.

The ten Keys to Happier Living, as set out by Vanessa King, taught as a course. GREAT (Giving, Relating, Exercising, Awareness, Trying out) is what we do out in the world; DREAM (Direction, Resilience, Emotions, Acceptance, Meaning) is the inner work. Twelve modules: a baseline, one module per Key in whatever order your results suggest, and a closing re-measurement that shows you what moved.

Common questions

FAQ

Do I have to do the Keys in order?

No. The course is modular and nothing is locked to a date; only the final module assumes the others.

Is every practice scientifically tested?

Not all. Where a practice has been trialled, the tool says what the trial found and at what dose; where it has not, the tool says that instead.

Is mindfulness right for me?

Mindfulness does not suit everyone and can bring difficult feelings to the surface. If you are living with depression, anxiety or another clinical condition, speak to your doctor first and consider a qualified teacher.

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Ten things that reliably help, arranged so you can still name them a year from now

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