{"product_id":"solve-for-happy-engineer-your-path-to-joy-9781501157585","title":"Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSolve for Happy\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501157585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Mo Gawdat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654854406300,"sku":"9781501157585","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a3507e8c-4fc9-4fac-b312-6a482491783d.jpg?v=1603884236","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/solve-for-happy-engineer-your-path-to-joy-9781501157585","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}