After a 30 year career in tech and serving as Chief Business Officer at Google [X], Google's 'moonshot factory' of innovation, Mo has made happiness his primary topic of research, diving deeply into literature and conversing on the topic with some of the wisest people in the world. In 2014, motivated by the tragic loss of his son, Ali, Mo began pouring his findings into his international bestselling book, Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy. He's also the host of the Slo Mo podcast which is a great listen. Mo's most recent book Scary Smart has just been released and both of these books are legitimate must-reads! We discuss the reason that adversity and loss affect us, how to overcome negativity, techniques to reach emotional equilibrium, and the deep challenges of AI and ethics as you'll read further on in Scary Smart. Find Mo here at his website: https://mogawdat.com Read Solve for Happy here: https://amzn.to/3vs6vA9 Read Scary Smart here: https://amzn.to/3B33p6G Check out the Slo Mo podcast here: https://www.mogawdat.com/podcast This episode is brought to you by Veeam Software and the 4-Step Guide to Delivering Extraordinary Software Demos that Win Deals and Diabolical Coffee plus the great folks over at Fiverr! Want to ensure real privacy online? Check out ExpressVPN and keep your online life protected.

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