9781501157585
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 Googles X, applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadnessand 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, Mos algorithm would be put to the ultimate test. After the sudden death of his son, Ali, Mo and his family turned to ...