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Title details for Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat - Available

Solve for Happy

Engineer Your Path to Joy

by Mo Gawdat
Mo Gawdat
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In this "powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek" (Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google), Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer at Google's [X], applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadness—and then he solves for happy.
In 2001 Mo Gawdat realized that despite his incredible success, he was desperately unhappy. A lifelong learner, he attacked the problem as an engineer would: examining all the provable facts and scrupulously applying logic. Eventually, his countless hours of research and science proved successful, and he discovered the equation for permanent happiness.

Thirteen years later, Mo's algorithm would be put to the ultimate test. After the sudden death of his son, Ali, Mo and his family turned to his equation—and it saved them from despair. In dealing with the horrible loss, Mo found his mission: he would pull off the type of "moonshot" goal that he and his colleagues were always aiming for—he would share his equation with the world and help as many people as possible become happier.

In Solve for Happy Mo questions some of the most fundamental aspects of our existence, shares the underlying reasons for suffering, and plots out a step-by-step process for achieving lifelong happiness and enduring contentment. He shows us how to view life through a clear lens, teaching us how to dispel the illusions that cloud our thinking; overcome the brain's blind spots; and embrace five ultimate truths.

No matter what obstacles we face, what burdens we bear, what trials we've experienced, we can all be content with our present situation and optimistic about the future.

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  • Release date

    March 21, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781508228004
      • File size: 322749 KB
      • Duration: 11:12:23

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Mo Gawdat, both the author and narrator of this equation for happiness, presents his philosophy on happiness as well as his personal story of finding happiness even in the midst of family tragedy. Gawdat's reading is engaging and personal. While his exploration of happiness goes back many years, his process was tested with the sudden death of his son. While his narration is well done throughout, it is in his personal story that his reading really shines. He reads with feeling that draws the listener into his story, which makes his thoughts on happiness even more meaningful. Overall, this is a wonderful narration by the author. E.N. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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