Moonshots with Peter Diamandis Solving The Sadness Epidemic w/ Mo Gawdat | EP #56
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Jul 25, 2023 
Mo Gawdat, a renowned entrepreneur and former Chief Business Officer at Google [X], delves into the complexities of happiness and the influence of AI on our well-being. He shares his perspective on AI as both a potential threat and a tool for good, underscoring the need for human values. Gawdat discusses the pitfalls of consumer culture, the pernicious effects of social comparison on mental health, and how happiness can be quantitatively approached. He advocates for rethinking education to prepare future generations for an AI-driven world while emphasizing the importance of inner happiness.
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Happiness Default State
- Happiness is your default state in the absence of unhappiness, not something you strive for.
- Remove unhappiness triggers, and what remains is your natural, contented state, like a child with needs met.
Abundance and Misery
- Mo Gawdat achieved financial abundance in his 20s through successful trading systems but was deeply unhappy.
- This led him to search for the "happiness equation", an engineering approach to understanding happiness.
Ali's Passing and One Billion Happy
- Mo Gawdat's son, Ali, passed away unexpectedly due to medical errors during a routine surgery.
- This tragedy inspired Mo to write "Solve for Happy" to share Ali's wisdom on happiness with the world.
