The Happiness Expert Making 1 Billion People Happier - Mo Gawdat

<p> If you take control over your brain, you can do anything - but what’s the formula? </p><p> Some moments in life fundamentally change the way you think about the world - that’s what this conversation with Mo Gawdat did for me and what I’m certain it will do for you too.  </p><p>Mo is the former Chief Business Officer of Google X, Google's moonshot factory of innovation, a prolific researcher and writer on the topic of happiness and has an incredibly touching story.</p><p>In 2014, Mo lost his son Ali unexpectedly during a routine medical procedure. Days after, Mo set off on a mission to solve one of the biggest problems of our time, by pouring his research into the international best selling book, ‘Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy’ - the audiobook brought me to tears. </p><p>#OneBillionHappy is his moonshot attempt to honour Ali by spreading the message that happiness can be learned and shared with one simple technique: the happiness equation. </p><p>For the next 90 minutes I ask you to forget everything you’ve learned about happiness from the modern world until now. In the episode we talk about a lot of things, things that may sit uncomfortably with some people, but also have the potential to be truly life changing.</p><p>00:00 Intro <br>2:16 Writing a book about happiness after losing your son <br>07:37 Battling the negativity bias instinct<br>10:42 Is happiness a choice? <br>19:59 The difference between happiness and fun<br>31:07 Understanding the happiness equation and unhappiness <br>39:23 Do lower expectations make us happier?<br>43:01 How should we manage ambitions?<br>57:00 You are born a millionaire <br>01:01:31 Is solve for happy the domain of the privileged? <br>01:09:00 Relationships: life is a question of context <br>01:15:22 Feminine vs masculine energy  </p><p>🔗 CONNECT WITH MO</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MoGawdatOfficial">🎥 YouTube Channel </a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/mgawdat">🐦 Twitter </a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/">📸 Instagram </a