Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy

nIn 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. nIn 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. n nThirteen 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 dealing with the horrible 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 become happier. n nIn 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 blind spots; and embrace five ultimate truths. n nNo 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.n