Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy

Solve for Happy is a book about creating and maintaining happiness by a top Google executive with an engineer's training and a fondness for analyzing problems. It explains that happiness is a default state and that we must shape expectations to acknowledge the full range of possible events, dispel six illusions, overcome the brain's seven deadly defects, and embrace five ultimate truths to find enduring contentment.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 10 January 2019
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Happiness is still achievable, even in the most difficult circumstances, according to the book "Solve for Happy" by Mo Gawdat, a Google executive with an engineer's training and a passion for problem-solving. In his spare time, Gawdat, a brilliant thinker who had achieved success in a number of companies, discovered that he was profoundly unhappy. He approached the issue like an engineer, carefully examining all available data and adhering to logical reasoning. After ten years of study, Gawdat discovered the formula for long-term happiness.

When his college-age son, Ali, passed away during routine surgery ten years later, Gawdat's research saved him from despair. He decided to use his happiness principles to help ten million people become happier by writing a book and spreading its message around the world.

One of the book's main ideas is that happiness is a default state. Unhappiness can be defeated by changing our expectations to account for the full range of possible events. To avoid unhappiness traps, we must dispel six illusions that cloud our thinking, such as the illusion of time, control, and fear. We must also overcome the brain's seven deadly defects, such as exaggerating, labeling, and filtering, and embrace five ultimate truths, such as change is real, now is real, unconditional love is real.

Gawdat uses several highly original thought experiments to help readers find lasting happiness. He encourages them to focus on the present moment, practice gratitude, and create meaningful relationships. He also challenges them to take risks, be curious, and embrace failure as a learning opportunity.

"Solve for Happy" is a thought-provoking and inspiring book that offers practical advice for achieving happiness in life. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to improve their mental health and well-being.

Weight: 270g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509809950