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 with a practical happiness formula rooted in logic and personal growth.
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—a unique engineering
approach to happiness that blends neuroscience and positive psychology. 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 coping with tragedy
and 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 find joy after loss and embrace emotional resilience. 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
mindful living 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 for lasting inner peace. 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. This inspiring self-help book offers readers
a guide to emotional healing and a philosophy for living with joy.
