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Solve for Happy
- Engineer Your Path to Joy
- Narrated by: Mo Gawdat
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
This audiobook is passionately and strikingly read by the author, Mo Gawdat.
'He explains how even in the face of the unthinkable, happiness is still possible' – Stylist
Solve for Happy is the equation for happiness. A startlingly original audiobook about creating and maintaining happiness, written by a top Google executive with an engineer's training and fondness for thoroughly analyzing a problem.
Mo Gawdat, a remarkable thinker whose gifts had landed him top positions in half a dozen companies and who – in his spare time – had created significant wealth, realized that he was desperately unhappy. A lifelong learner, he attacked the problem as an engineer would, examining all the provable facts and scrupulously following logic. When he was finished, he had discovered the equation for enduring happiness.
Ten years later, that research saved him from despair when his college-aged son, Ali – also intellectually gifted – died during routine surgery. In dealing with the loss, Mo found his mission: he would pull off the type of 'moonshot' that he and his Google [X] colleagues were always aiming for: he would help ten million people become happier by pouring his happiness principles into a book and spreading its message around the world.
One of Solve for Happy's key premises is that happiness is a default state. If we shape expectations to acknowledge the full range of possible events, unhappiness is on its way to being defeated. To steer clear of unhappiness traps, we must dispel the six illusions that cloud our thinking (e.g., the illusion of time, of control, and of fear); overcome the brain's seven deadly defects (e.g., the tendency to exaggerate, label, and filter), and embrace five ultimate truths (e.g., change is real, now is real, unconditional love is real).
By means of several highly original thought experiments, Mo helps listeners find enduring contentment by questioning some of the most fundamental aspects of their existence.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Kindle Customer
- 25-03-17
fantastic narrative of a complex subject made easy
Loved it!! I foresee this becoming as renowned as "the power of now" but much easier to listen to and understand. fantastic metaphysical book told through a very personal story and logic.
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- Debbie towers
- 26-03-24
blew me away
I fist saw Mo on diary of a ceo, so I wanted to explore further. This book blew me away and I have no doubt my life is changed because of it. what an amazing man and a beautiful human both Mo and his beloved son are. please 🙏 give it a go it will change your life too. thank you x ❤️
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- mj
- 06-03-21
some great advice
really enjoyed this book , not normally one for self help but this is slightly different, mo gets a be upset everything he mentions his child though which I found a bit tedious towards the end
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- JohnWs
- 01-02-19
Happy is possible despite our circumstances
well presented sometimes challenging concepts encouraging us to encounter the truth and not the illusions we often believe. when we actually accept the truth it is strangely liberating.
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- user-MFDYW11
- 06-05-19
I salute you
Awesome book great story and as an engineer I could relate and at the end I would love to say that I too love Ali.
الله يرحمه برحمته و يجعل مثواه الجنة.
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- joga shoker
- 17-01-18
Great story of loss and how to overcome it.
Very good narration and and great meaningful insight into how to stay happy. Really enjoyed this and loved that there was theory and facts to back up the reality.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-06-20
Wonderful
Some very useful life tools, beautifully narrated. A book I will come back to time and time again as it is a lot to take in in one go. Very generous of Mo to share so much about his personal life and Ali's death.
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- P M.
- 02-05-17
A GAME CHANGER
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this book to a friend, I'd recommend this book to anyone that wonders about happiness but finds the normal crop of new age "because you're worth it" self-help junk trite and unconvincing.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Mo tells the book as only the author can, with clarity, sincerity and an understanding of the readers' journey.
Any additional comments?
If you're a believer in self-improvement or a world-weary skeptic this book is for everyone. It shows in simple steps how a slight adjustment to our thinking can fundamentally change our world view. If you only ever read one book on this subject please let it be this!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-02-22
Thank you Mo...
Thank you for sharing such intimate details and wise words
I found this book powerful.
bless you Ali
may your message continue to penetrante the hearts of many
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- DP
- 21-03-22
Inspiring
Beautiful and heart breaking history. Mind blowing insights and life changing pieces of reality.
Thank you
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