Mo Gawdat

If something serious, I didn't know Steve Jobs myself, but I knew lots of people who knew him personally. And they'll all tell you the story of how in his last years, he finally understood that all of that, and I couldn't prevent this, All of the success, all of the money, all of the power, all of the influence. And he really saw it at the end.

And he started to say some very wise things on his deathbed. And I think that's the idea. The idea is that instead of you worrying about life to the point that you constantly attempt to aggregate more and more to work against life, Maybe the only sure thing you have is that you're alive today and healthy today.

And he started to say some very wise things on his deathbed. And I think that's the idea. The idea is that instead of you worrying about life to the point that you constantly attempt to aggregate more and more to work against life, Maybe the only sure thing you have is that you're alive today and healthy today.

And so maybe instead of wasting today to aggregate so that you're safe tomorrow, why don't you live today? Who knows what will happen tomorrow?

And so maybe instead of wasting today to aggregate so that you're safe tomorrow, why don't you live today? Who knows what will happen tomorrow?

I wrote Unstressable because Alice, my co-author, said we should write it. She went to stress school. She really, really struggled in her early 20s. Everything, like she lost her sister to cancer, then her father to cancer, and then to an ulcer. And then before that, they lost all of their wealth and money and, you know, They had to sell their home. She lost her job because her company relocated.

I wrote Unstressable because Alice, my co-author, said we should write it. She went to stress school. She really, really struggled in her early 20s. Everything, like she lost her sister to cancer, then her father to cancer, and then to an ulcer. And then before that, they lost all of their wealth and money and, you know, They had to sell their home. She lost her job because her company relocated.

Her boyfriend drops her at the same time. It's like, it's really weird. And you see Alice today, freaking angel. She's so calm, so steady. And so I was basically in my typical Silicon Valley mindset. I was like, okay, show me a pilot, right? Few pages and let's see. At the same time, I went out and said, what do I know about stress?

Her boyfriend drops her at the same time. It's like, it's really weird. And you see Alice today, freaking angel. She's so calm, so steady. And so I was basically in my typical Silicon Valley mindset. I was like, okay, show me a pilot, right? Few pages and let's see. At the same time, I went out and said, what do I know about stress?

You know, it's not something that I experience enough, at least mentally. I have reasonable command over my brain. And so anyway, she comes back and writes this beautiful thing. And I always joke that between my writing and Alice's writing, mine has normally bolded letters and equations and bullet points. And then when I read Alice's work, almost every time when I was editing it,

You know, it's not something that I experience enough, at least mentally. I have reasonable command over my brain. And so anyway, she comes back and writes this beautiful thing. And I always joke that between my writing and Alice's writing, mine has normally bolded letters and equations and bullet points. And then when I read Alice's work, almost every time when I was editing it,

You know, I read and read and I'm like, where the F is she going with this? Like, I have no idea what, why doesn't she just write it in one line? And then suddenly I feel something in my heart. So she writes so much in the feminine and I write so much in the masculine. And the book is such a beautiful yin and yang of the topic.

You know, I read and read and I'm like, where the F is she going with this? Like, I have no idea what, why doesn't she just write it in one line? And then suddenly I feel something in my heart. So she writes so much in the feminine and I write so much in the masculine. And the book is such a beautiful yin and yang of the topic.

It really is probably one of my favorite books because of that mix. And basically, Alice in her feminine, I sit down and I go like, you know what really explains stress? And she goes like, what? And I go like, stress in physics. Don't you understand? When you stress an object, You apply a force to it. The force is not the stress. The stress is the force divided by the cross area of the object.

It really is probably one of my favorite books because of that mix. And basically, Alice in her feminine, I sit down and I go like, you know what really explains stress? And she goes like, what? And I go like, stress in physics. Don't you understand? When you stress an object, You apply a force to it. The force is not the stress. The stress is the force divided by the cross area of the object.

So it's not just the external pressures on the object, it's the resources that the object has to carry that pressure That is how stress is felt. And in humans, all of the external events, external stressors, and by the way, most stressors are internal, and we can come back to that in a minute.

So it's not just the external pressures on the object, it's the resources that the object has to carry that pressure That is how stress is felt. And in humans, all of the external events, external stressors, and by the way, most stressors are internal, and we can come back to that in a minute.

They're applied to you, but they're divided by your skills, your abilities, your contacts, your resources. And the more of those that you have, the less stressed you will feel. The pressure will be there and it will accelerate across your life, but you'll start to feel less stressed by it.

They're applied to you, but they're divided by your skills, your abilities, your contacts, your resources. And the more of those that you have, the less stressed you will feel. The pressure will be there and it will accelerate across your life, but you'll start to feel less stressed by it.

And, you know, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand this because stuff that freaked me out when I was 20, I managed to deal with in my 30s. I dealt with ease when I was 40. And then in my 50s, I laugh at it. Not because it's easier, but because I started to acquire that. And so she goes like, oh my God, I actually understand this.