Inthis“powerfulpersonalstorywovenwitharichanalysisofwhatweallseek“(SergeyBrin,cofounderofGoogle),MoGawdat,ChiefBusinessOfficeratGoogle’s[X],applieshissuperiorlogicandproblemsolvingskillstounderstandhowthebrainprocessesjoyandsadness--andthenhesolvesforhappy.In2001MoGawdatrealizedthatdespitehisincrediblesuccess,hewasdesperatelyunhappy.Alifelonglearner,heattackedtheproblemasanengineerwould:examiningalltheprovablefactsandscrupulouslyapplyinglogic.Eventually,hiscountlesshoursofresearchandscienceprovedsuccessful,andhediscoveredtheequationforpermanenthappiness.Thirteenyearslater,Mo’salgorithmwouldbeputtotheultimatetest.Afterthesuddendeathofhisson,Ali,Moandhisfamilyturnedtohisequation--anditsavedthemfromdespair.Indealingwiththehorribleloss,Mofoundhismission:hewouldpulloffthetypeof“moonshot“goalthatheandhiscolleagueswerealwaysaimingfor--hewouldsharehisequationwiththeworldandhelpasmanypeopleaspossiblebecomehappier.InSolveforHappyMoquestionssomeofthemostfundamentalaspectsofourexistence,sharestheunderlyingreasonsforsuffering,andplotsoutastep-by-stepprocessforachievinglifelonghappinessandenduringcontentment.Heshowsushowtoviewlifethroughaclearlens,teachingushowtodispeltheillusionsthatcloudourthinking;overcomethebrain’sblindspots;andembracefiveultimatetruths.Nomatterwhatobstaclesweface,whatburdenswebear,whattrialswe’veexperienced,wecanallbecontentwithourpresentsituationandoptimisticaboutthefuture.
