269. Essential Happiness with Mo Gawdat (Part 1)

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Greg McKeown

Education, Business, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Join me as I embark on a thoughtful journey with the remarkable Mo Gawdat, former Google X executive and the driving force behind 'Solve for Happy.' Together, we explore the intertwining paths of essentialism, the pursuit of happiness, and celebrating the concept of 'less but better.' Our conversation takes us through personal narratives of simplifying life and the lasting impact of word-of-mouth for the books that truly resonate with us. Listen in as we examine the emotional depth of attachment and the art of decluttering, with anecdotes from my own life and the universal challenge of the endowment effect. We dissect the invisible decision-making criteria that shape our lives, advocating for a '90% rule' that focuses on what's genuinely important. As we wrap up Part 1, we underscore the critical role of emotional connections, emphasizing the need for mutual reliance and the 'thousand-ex relationship.' Take a moment after listening to think about the insights that resonated with you and consider the actions you can take to strengthen your bonds and perpetuate the cycle of connection. Follow Mo on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X. Visit Mo's website. Join my weekly newsletter. Learn more about my books and courses. Join The Essentialism Academy. Follow me on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just before we get started here with the podcast episode, here's another invitation to every single person listening.
0:08.8	If you haven't yet signed up for the less but better course, it's completely free. It has taken months to design. It comes with a workbook that you can print up and work through a series of 10 lessons and also a 30-day email course. You don't get an email every day,
0:27.0	thank goodness that's overwhelming, but you do get one every three or four days that supports the ongoing journey.
0:35.9	Actually, it's not even that, it's where to start.
0:40.2	If you have ever wondered where to start with essentialism and with effortless, this course is the answer. It's completely free.
0:48.8	It takes 10 seconds to sign up for, you go to Greg McHughwen.com, you scroll down a little way, you sign up there.
0:56.0	10 seconds, you're done, and that's the place to start.
0:59.4	With that, let's get to this episode. This is part one of an interview with Mogodut, or it sort of is that, because it turned out to be a little different
1:19.0	than we expected.
1:21.2	What we were going to do is an interview swap. So I go on his podcast and then he comes on this
1:27.4	podcast and we started with the conversation on his podcast, but the moment we we began it just took on a life of its own and that's
1:36.9	because there's something about him something about Mo from the very first moment
1:41.6	that feels timeless, safe, he's a deep and serious listener, and what followed was special, both for him and for me.
1:52.0	So instead of forcing then a second interview, I asked him with his permission,
1:57.3	we're going to take that first conversation, divide it into two episodes.
2:01.6	You'll get to hear both parts on this podcast this is
2:06.0	episode one but who is mow grat his is a career that seamlessly bridges technology and human well-being.
2:15.3	Mo is the former chief business officer at Google X, which means that he's been
2:21.0	on the forefront of cutting-edge technological advancements.
2:24.9	However, it's his journey in the pursuit of happiness that truly defines him.
2:30.2	So he has the exceptional intellect and business acumen that you can imagine,
2:34.7	but his personal mission sparked by immense personal tragedy
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