Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2021-10-11
Books mentioned on The Happiness Expert That Made 51 Million People Happier: Mo Gawdat
It’s hard to know where to begin describing such an incredible person as Mo Gawdat.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a symbolic and philosophical novel that follows a young Andalusian shepherd named Santiago on a journey toward the Egyptian pyramids in search of a hidden treasure.
Discussed“And you know, if if you've read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, you know, when you when you know your life's purpose the universe conspires to make it happen.”
Where to get it
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Solve for happy
Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat is a reflective non-fiction book that presents a mathematical equation for human happiness based on the relationship between expectations and life events.
Discussed“Yes. And you write about that extensively in solve for happy.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (12) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Solve for happy
“It seems that Solve for Happy needed to be written, okay? And I had the notes for it in 2011”
Own book Solve for happy
“And then things roll and roll and roll to the point that I came here in the UK after literally a week after the the publication of Soul for Happy and I had that interview very famous with Channel 4 news.”
Own book Solve for happy
“And so, I basically wrote it with the intention of, "Okay, I'm going to make him everywhere and part of everyone. And I told you when I wrote Soul for Happy, it was the most selfish thing you can ever do.”
Own book Solve for happy
“Uh in Solve for Happy, I had a sentence on page 11 that basically said exactly what you said, "Happiness is a choice."”
Own book Solve for happy
“And I did a an interesting analysis in Solve for Happy where I listed down the majority of human emo- emotions and plotted them across where they are anchored in time and across if they're positive or negative.”
Own book Happy Sexy Millionaire
“I wrote a book called Happy Sexy Millionaire. Nice.”
Own book Solve for happy
“It came to and this is one of the conclusive points in my book was that you can create so much more with gratitude what you already have.”
Own book Solve for happy
“Part of my my of Soul for Happy, I talk about a concept I call look down.”
Own book Scary Smart
“So so that he is in for Scary Smart, my book is entirely around that that there are so many people out there that have no clue that have they have interacted today, whatever time of the day it is for you, what whatever you are, whatever you do in life, you've already interacted with 10 to 12, 15, 20,”
Own book Scary Smart
“Now, Scary Smart is written in a very unusual way, because it's not a book about artificial intelligence only. It's a It's a book about the role of humanity in the age of the machines.”
Own book Scary Smart
“And you know, and this is truly the core of of of Scary Smart is an explanation that we're no longer building computers.”
Own book Scary Smart
“Your book, Scary Smart, is available now for everyday? Everywhere? Amazon?”