4.11 Happiness, Success and the Future with Mo Gawdat

Saturn Returns with Caggie

Caggie Dunlop

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement

4.8 • 892 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Entrepreneur, public speaker and author Mo Gawdat joins Caggie in this week's episode of Saturn Returns. Mo had a successful career in tech before deciding to use his skills in maths, engineering and logic to find an algorithm for happiness, leading to his mission 1 Billion Happy, and his book Solve For Happy. Along this journey, he experienced the tragic death of his son Ali, putting his commitment to happiness to the ultimate test. As well as happiness, Mo and Caggie discuss money, the role of the masculine and the feminine in AI, and how we can get our brains to work in our favour. --- Follow or subscribe to "Saturn Returns" for future episodes, where we explore the transformative impact of Saturn's return with inspiring guests and thought-provoking discussions. Follow Caggie Dunlop on Instagram to stay updated on her personal journey and you can find Saturn Returns on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Order the Saturn Returns Book. Join our community newsletter here. Find all things Saturn Returns, offerings and more here.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Saturn Returns with me Kaggi Dunlop.
0:07.0	This is a podcast that aims to bring clarity during transitional times where there can be confusion and doubt.
0:15.0	When the fire alarm goes off, you know, which is unhappiness, all of those emotions is your
0:22.4	brain telling you
0:23.1	fire alarm fire alarm fire alarm what do we do do we sit in the room and listen to the fire
0:28.5	alarm until it defens us you know what we do is we get up we take action that's what we do is we get up. We take action. That's what we do
0:35.4	My guest today is the incredible entrepreneur and writer Mo Goudat
0:40.3	Mo had a hugely successful career in tech before choosing to research happiness.
0:46.5	His world changed in 2014 when his son Ali died during a medical operation. Since then he has become a phenomenon.
0:54.6	Published two books, Sol for Happy,
0:56.8	and Janier your Path to Joy, and Scary Smart,
0:59.6	the future of artificial intelligence
1:02.1	and how you can save our world.
1:04.0	He has also launched his own podcast, Slow Mo.
1:08.0	Now I first came across Mo on Elizabeth Day's How to Fail podcast and found him so interesting.
1:15.0	And more recently I was sent his books Gary Smart by his publishers and so I asked
1:20.8	whether he'd be interested in coming on the show.
1:23.8	As soon as I started talking to Mo I felt instantly comfortable and at home and he has a very
1:29.6	familiar presence about him and I'm very fortunate to say that I call him a friend today.
1:35.2	He's one of the most intelligent people I think I've ever met and his view and
1:40.0	his way of thinking is so unique and so useful to anyone that has the pleasure of
1:45.2	talking to him or gets to hear him talk on a podcast.
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