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Solve For Happy Paperback – January 1, 2019
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In 2001, Mo Gawdat, a remarkable thinker and leading technology executive, 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 him 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 at Google’s “dream factory,” [X], 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 deadly defects; and embrace five ultimate truths.
The message in Solve for Happy is clear: humans are designed to be happy. 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.
- Print length368 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPAN MACMILLAN U.K
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2019
- Dimensions5.12 x 0.98 x 7.72 inches
- ISBN-101509809953
- ISBN-13978-1509809950
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- Publisher : PAN MACMILLAN U.K (January 1, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 368 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1509809953
- ISBN-13 : 978-1509809950
- Item Weight : 9.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.12 x 0.98 x 7.72 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #151,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #83 in Philosophy of Logic & Language
- #3,115 in Motivational Self-Help (Books)
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About the author
Mo Gawdat is the Chief Business Officer for Google [X], a serial entrepreneur and author of “Solve for Happy.”
Mo has an impressive combined career of 27 years, starting at IBM Egypt as a Systems Engineer before moving to a sales role in the government sector. Venturing in to the UAE, Mo joined NCR Abu Dhabi to cover the non-finance sector. He then became acquainted with the consumer goods industry as Regional Manager of BAT. At Microsoft he assumed various roles over a span of seven and a half years, in his last role at Microsoft he headed the Communications Sector across Emerging Markets worldwide.
Mo joined Google in 2007 to kick-start its business in Emerging Markets. He is fascinated by the role that technology plays in empowering people in emerging communities and has dedicated years of his career towards that passion. Over a period of 6 years, Mo started close to half of Google’s operations worldwide.
In 2013 he moved to Google's infamous innovation arm, Google [X] where he lead the business strategy, planning, sales, business development and partnerships. [X] does not attempt to achieve incremental improvements in the way the world works, but instead, it tries to develop new technologies that will reinvent the way things are and deliver a radical, ten fold—10X—improvement. This leads to seemingly SciFi ideas such as: Project Loon, which aims to use high-altitude balloons to provide affordable internet access to the 5 billion people on every square inch of our planet, Project Makani, aiming to revolutionize wind energy generation using autonomous carbon fiber kites as well as Self driving cars, Google Life Sciences, and many more. The business team under Mo’s leadership has designed innovative business models analogous to the disruptive technologies [X] creates, and has created deep partnerships and global deals that enabled [X] to thrive and build products fit for the real world.
Alongside his career, Mo remained a serial entrepreneur who has cofounded more than 20 businesses in fields such as health and fitness, food and beverage and real estate. He served as a board member in several technology, health and fitness and consumer goods companies as well as several government technology and innovation boards in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. He mentors tens of start-ups at any point in time.
Mo Gawdat is the author of “Solve for Happy: Engineering Your Path to Joy” (2017). Through his 12 year research on the topic of happiness, he created an algorithm and a repeatable well engineered model to reach a state of uninterrupted happiness regardless of the circumstances of life. Mo's happiness model proved highly effective. And, in 2014, was put to the ultimate test when Mo lost his son Ali to preventable medical error during a simple surgical procedure. Solve For Happy is the pillar for a mission Mo has committed to as his personal moonshot, a mission to deliver his happiness message to 10 million people around the world.
Mohammad speaks Arabic, English, German. Outside of work, when he’s not writing or reading up on business and the latest technology innovations and trends, Mo spends his time drawing charcoal portraits, creating mosaics, carpentry and indulging in his passion for restoration of classic cars.
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In this inspiring book, Mo Gawdat shares his personal journey and a powerful formula for finding lasting happiness, even in the face of life's challenges. As a successful entrepreneur and former Chief Business Officer at Google [X], Mo's insights are both practical and deeply profound.
Gawdat's approach is grounded in science and philosophy, offering a roadmap to understanding happiness and providing practical exercises to apply in your daily life. "Solve for Happy" is a book that empowers you to take control of your happiness and well-being, aligning perfectly with our mission to support women over forty/fifty with chronic diseases on their path to healthier and happier lives.
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I really like that this book could toe the line between discussing things like "facts and algorithms" (only using quotations here because the equations are about life, not science), without ignoring the emotions and sometimes unfortunate irrationality that makes us human. I really appreciate that this book addressed both sides of the coin. I also appreciate that often times, Mo would describe life in an analytical way, but because life isn't always analytical, would use softer examples to help make sense of life events that don't behave according to plan.
I've also never read something about thoughts, illusions, and self that made so much sense for how I work through things and perceive the world. I can't predict how others will respond to it, but I'm so glad I found this book.
I had the pleasure of seeing Mo speak at a conference in 2018, and I remember how much I enjoyed his talk. He was so kind, calm, approachable, and down-to-earth. He spoke about happiness but didn't really promote his book with the exception of one mention at the very end. He really seemed to devote the 30 or so minutes of his talk to helping everyone clear their minds and find a little slice of happiness, even if just for a few minutes. His words and processes resonated with me, so I wrote down his name and the name of the book.
I purchased the book a year ago, and it sat on my shelf, untouched, while I tried to navigate the toughest year of my life with a slew of antidepressants that did nothing but make everything worse and zap my energy. Finally, I was prescribed an antidepressant that was a better fit, and, feeling a bit better, decided to give this book a try.
From the first chapter, I realized this would be immensely helpful. This book has been so great with helping me control my reactions and responses to my thoughts, while realizing that my thoughts are not me. I also now better understand the illusions that have been sucking the joy out of my life, and how to see them for what they are. Again, this approach may not be helpful to everyone, but I've found is so incredibly useful, and I'm quite grateful for the experience of reading this book! I've enjoyed it so much, and will probably read it again.
Lastly, the final chapter is about intelligent design. I grew up in a suuuuuper religious family (dad is a pastor, Christian school for my entire life, etc, etc), so naturally, I'm an atheist now. Haha! And, while I wholly disagree with the concept of intelligent design, Mo prefaced this chapter by stating several times that these were his PERSONAL views and the reader can 100% ignore them. I still very much respect Mo, and he's more than welcome to have his own views and to share them! He wasn't pushy, disrespectful, or rude about it. He just made his case and left it alone. The rest of the book was immensely helpful, and I hold nothing against him for how he chose to end his work!
I've recommended and purchased this book for four friends now! I can't wait to read it again.
My challenge with this book is that its yet another rich person trying to tell the rest of us what is and isn't important in life. As a former bigwig at Google, this guy has more money than he knows what to do with. I don't begrudge him his money, I'm a free-market/capitalist kind of person, but every time he talks about what isn't important I can't help but have the same feeling I have when multi-gazillionaire Oprah tells people that money isn't necessary to be happy. In talking about how we often exaggerate the worst possible outcome of a situation, Gawdat talks about losing your job. He asks, "Whats truly the worst thing that could happen from losing your job? You might find yourself with more free time to play piano?" Um...no. For most people losing their job carries the very real threat of losing their home and their family experiencing significant suffering.
The thoughts and ideas in this book are fine, but if you've read anything on meditation/Buddhism/being present in the moment, I would skip it and find something else.