Solving The Sadness Epidemic w/ Mo Gawdat | EP #56

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In this episode, Peter and Mo discuss happiness, how to achieve it, and how AI will play a role in our future of Abundance.

Mo Gawdat is a renowned entrepreneur, author, and advocate for happiness and well-being. With a background in engineering and technology, Gawdat has dedicated his career to exploring the intersection of happiness and human potential. As the former Chief Business Officer at Google [X], he played a pivotal role in developing moonshot projects aimed at solving some of the world's biggest challenges. Gawdat's insightful and transformative book, "Solve for Happy," has inspired countless individuals to reframe their perspectives and find joy in life's most challenging moments.

Read Mo’s best-selling books: https://www.mogawdat.com/books


Topics:

0:00 Born to Pursue Happiness
1:00 AI: A Benefit or a Threat?
8:36 Beyond Human: Generative AI
10:12 Satisfaction and Happiness
14:15 The Changing Economy of Borrowing
20:54 Neighbors Influence Our Expectations
21:54 Blood Glucose Monitoring for Vitality
23:44 Achieving Happiness: The Equation
31:21 Ali's Dream of Everywhere and Everyone
35:58 Death in a Modern Physics Perspective
43:14 Uncovering True Happiness
50:20 Dopamine Dependence: Be Mindful
52:44 Setting Ambitions for Happiness
56:21 Measuring Global Happiness
1:00:35 Creating 1 Billion Happy People
1:06:22 Choose Happiness: Invest in Time
1:13:43 Preparing for an AI World
1:20:52 Connecting With Humans Again
1:27:10 Teach Resilience To Our Kids
1:28:27 The Power of an Abundance Mindset
1:29:38 Reimagining Life's Perfect Storms
1:36:18 Preparing Our Kids for AI
1:41:52 Leaders for AI Guidance
1:47:01 People Need AI Safety Leaders
1:52:25 AI: Nurtured By Us Humans
1:59:16 Mo Gawdat: After Happiness


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