Despite his success as the Chief Business Officer at Google, Mo Gawdat was desperately unhappy. So he decided to find the equation for happiness. Subscribe for more interviews: bit.ly/LtASif.
This video was extremely helpful. Thank you and my deepest condolences.Sometimes it's truly hard to cope with life especially when you are surrounded by insensitive people and unexpected life events. Also you get so disappointed how people choose to spread hate and criticism more than love and comfort. Yet again thank you so much.
Ana miel I know what you mean. But don't let those people determine your happiness. You control your own happiness :) i made a personal view of happiness on my channel. Why we need to stop looking for it and just be. Stay happy and look at things differently
I couldn't agree more with this, you need to really love and learn to surround yourself with positive people and positive emotions. I have found it very useful in the last 8 months of my life and the benefits are starting to reveal themselves. It is hard work to change your mindset and reprogram your brain like this, but I managed to get good at this by reading a lot from people who have done this and succeeded. These books jump.blinkist.com/SHgn helped me a lot to progress in staying positive and confident. I found a lot of best-selling books here that are transformed into powerful packs you can read or listen to in 15 minutes. Good luck to all of you and lots of love!
A beautiful japanese friend, a professor of anthropology, observed that we cannot achieve a state of happiness, but we can experience many happy moments. I liked that.
Once you believe you can't achieve a state of happiness You automatically constrain yourself Because the state of happiness is a byproduct of your perceptions. Happiness/Contentment/Peace is "How you THINK about what the world gives you' and not about 'what the world gives you'. You have power over your mind and How you THINK. This doesnt mean you forcefully change how you THINK about what the world gives you because this is going against the truth and will supress your discontentment instead of allowinh it to pass through you it by accepting how you feel. You have to be sincere to how you feel in order to be able to change your perceptions naturally. It starts by watching how you are feeling through awareness... In a way its about reprogramming your perceptions which can only be done through awareness and letting go of trying to control everything and letting go of worry about what happened in the past or what will happen in the future. Do not constrain yourself. We are unbounded. But dont put 'trying to acheive happiness" on a pedastool, just simply watch your thoughts and accept them. This is the development of Awareness
My deepest sympathy with this intens loss. Will try to implement this very thoughtful attitude in my own life . Thanks so much for sharing. These thoughts surely will help me to try to live my life in accepting the passing away of my beloved husband 6 months ago, which still feels like yesterday.
Sounds like a marriage of stoic and epicurean philosophy. Align you expectations with the realities of nature and you can never be disappointed (stoicism) + surround yourself with and appreciate the seemingly smallest of delights like a meager meal with good company (epicureanism).
@dr4aces. You certainly didn't understand the lesson... The fact is he DID explain the equation ( *HAPPINES = WHAT U DO less HOW U FEEL ABOUT WHAT U DO/U EXPERIENCE* ). You felt negative cos u wanted to know more. he explained well (so that's not the issue...we all got it from video) Suggest u stop and think how u feel then change the way u feel ( before saying u didn't like it ). You have a choice how u feel. Usually starts with being more informed... If this video didn't explain enough, look at his other videos, his books, discuss with friends..look for more clues elsewhere just don't go negative in the moment. I personally looked at equation said..that's cool... So u can be happier "if u do more things" and u can be happier "by reducing ur expectations of things" Less expectation means less disappointment. Talk about meaning of life "light bulb" moments ...this is so true! I've lived by this equation 25 years without knowing the equation...it's got me thru bad times and good. It works looking back this is how I cope ( to be less expectful). These days I think like a lucky millionaire but that's another conversation! In other words he means * Everything makes u happy or sad... Try to collect positive experiences Try to reject negative experiences especially ur own negative thoughts. * It is possible to be happy no matter how bad things get u will get thru to happy again. Peace out!
If your calculations, your equations and formulae, your flowcharts, spreadsheets and diagrams with circles and arrows indicate you have to re-engineer your hard-wired circuitry, interpret your meta, decode your life encryptions and apply an algorithm to happiness.....you're ready for your chip. It's a Brave New Happy World.
very true came to this conclusion from my own learnings at least other people agree and are spreading awareness happiness is not over there or outside it is a state of being with in. it is always with us it is just shadowed by our misperception of something that we expected to be other than it was. you have three choices.. accept something as it is leave do something about it all else is madness (unsure where I got this) it remembered it off the top of my head so complaining or winging is a waste becoming a victim to circumstances is also a waste . let it go blessings
"Happiness is about what you think about what the world gives you" -> so happiness is about changing our perspective; if we can convince ourselves to think differently to be happy, it seems to me that happiness is an illusion. Yet one might argue that it may be the best form of an illusion... But then I'd argue that it still is an illusion. Great video though, made me to think about this.
Mo is coping with the bereavement in his own way and that is admirable. I agree with his points about the differences of happiness and fun, but I don't think that it is a mathematical equation that we need to find happiness, but more an acceptance of how life really is.
Thanks for the advice. "… man’s supreme honor and real happiness lie in self respect, in high resolves and noble purposes, in integrity and moral quality, in immaculacy of mind." ~ Abdu’l-Baha, The Secret of Divine Civilization
The HAPPINESS reports - aren't really about being happy happy, but about how much TRUST there is between people, to institutions, in politics, healthcare system, education and so forth. The more trust, the happier a nation - which explains why the Scandinavian countries are measured as the HAPPIEST nations - which is not entirely true, as many suffer from depressions, but still have some faith in the system - hence less worries, less survival mode, less time spend on lies and corruptions and betrayals.
Always be grateful with what you have and live within your means. It's really simple. To God we all return for Day of Judgement so be good to others and be grateful x
You can trick people into thing they are happy even when they are exhibiting depression, stress and distress. The technique is called subjective wellbeing. Used in most government departments on the employees
So true. Western society is already uncomfortable with the idea of grief. I call bullsh*t on this video and the notion behind it. My husband recently killed himself and there are no simplistic platitudes or algorithms that will take away that pain.
My wife left and doesn't want me. My daughter suffers every day because of the separation, as do I. Rosie I am so sorry to hear your loss. Time allows the brain to get used to pain, that's my current thoughts on this topic.
There are many kinds of happiness. One is peace. One is the temporary happiness of fun. Another is orgasm. There is drugs, cigarettes, lotteries, but most happiness wears off. The true happiness is in the breath, at peace, not "happy" from fortunate circumstances.
There is no formula to happiness. Looking for happiness in possessions is not possible: Happiness can be present even if the person has nothing and lives in abject poverty. This formula is totally flawed: Happiness is being contented with anything or everything you have. Not having something should have no effect on happiness. It is a state of mind not a state of ownership: The glass contains water. How much is irrelevant. Comparison to the volume of water in the glass is all about the value of possessions and what is missing. Nothing is missing. All is as it should be. You have what you need at any time in your life. Comparisons are harmful Wanting is harmful Punishing yourself or blaming others because you have nothing is harmful Accepting what you have and being grateful is enlightening and frees you. Happiness exudes from this. You can be happy anywhere anytime no matter what.
Funny. I just commented the same thing. Have you ever looked into Epicureanism? I think that and Stoicism go hand in hand. Aligning your reason and passions with logos (stoicism) so that you can temper your negative reactions with logical understanding of the precarious nature of the universe, combined with the philosophy of finding delight in the smallest of pleasures like a having a meal with good company (epicureanism).
Fear is a state of mind. And panic. Are those choices? Can you say to someone having a panic attack "hey, choose not to panic"? Of course not. If people could easily "choose" themselves out of mind states, they would. They can't. Hence happiness may well be a state of mind, but don't assume it's a choice at all.
I agree, maybe I simplified that too much. Happiness is a state of mind based on your perception but that perception is a choice? You cannot always be happy that's a fact, you should rightly feel every emotion but if happiness is an option to choose from, chose it!
i lost my daughter 1 years ago she died in my arms and since my life is destroyed i lost my wife , my home, my job , i have depts , i dunno what i can do i feel empty and lost , im thinking about kill myself , because i have no idea about what i can do . please if somebody can help ? or get any solution to get back my life again will be nice. regards chris
Hi Chris, did this video help in any way? I hope that you're surrounded by people who can help you and I'm sorry that you've endured so much loss. where are you based? Love & Light
hello sasser im based in paris thank so much to respond, yes your video atleast give me a bit hope ;) thx for support . i will find i hope soon the motivation to get back in my feets;)
I am in New Zealand, Chris. I am happy to hear that you will get back on your feet again. Last year was very hard for me and I can tell you now, that you have to start believing that things happen for a reason and that things will get better for you...just as it has for me. Wishing you all the love and support from here. Je vous souhaite la paix et l'amour. Bonne chance. Prends soin. (I hope that makes sense). xx
mayol chris I'm not quite sure what to say to you but I couldn't just scroll past without reaching out to you after reading this. I know life can be tough and we feel despair and hopeless, but hang in there, it will get better. You might not know this but many people will be deeply affected and would miss you very much if you did take your life, because they care. don't give up, keep fighting and hope.....
She meant invisible socks. I always wear those and you can not see them. They are perfect for hot areas like Miami. The guy is a Google executive looks like his ideas are working fine for Google.
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Freedom and socialism are on a different axis. Left wing, right wing // Authoritarian, Libertarian. Socialism allows for greater equity which you could say is freedom for more people.
