{"product_id":"solve-for-happy-engineer-your-path-to-joy-mo-gawdat-paperback","title":"Solve For Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy by Mo Gawdat - Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781509809936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bluebird\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolve For Happy is Mo Gawdat's international bestselling guide to lasting joy, built on an engineer's logical framework rather than vague self-help platitudes. Written by a former Google [X] Chief Business Officer, the book distils years of rigorous personal research into a practical, repeatable formula for happiness. Blending hard science, philosophy and deeply personal tragedy, it offers readers a rational, evidence-based route out of unhappiness that has resonated with millions worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2001, high-flying tech executive Mo Gawdat realised that despite career success and material wealth, he was profoundly unhappy. True to his engineering training, he refused to accept vague advice and instead treated happiness as a solvable problem, methodically testing assumptions until he arrived at a clear, provable equation for contentment. What began as a personal project became a life-saving framework a decade later, when Gawdat's son Ali died unexpectedly during a routine surgical procedure. Rather than collapsing under grief, Gawdat and his family leaned on the very principles he had developed, using them to process unimaginable loss and rebuild their lives. Determined that his insights should help others facing their own struggles, Gawdat set himself a \"moonshot\" goal inspired by his work at Google's experimental X division: to bring genuine, lasting happiness to ten million people around the world. Solve For Happy is the result — part memoir, part logical treatise, guiding readers through the illusions that generate suffering and the concrete steps required to dismantle them. Gawdat argues that happiness is not something to be chased but a default state that re-emerges once obstacles are cleared, and he shows, step by step, how to identify and remove those obstacles using the same analytical rigour he once applied to global technology problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clear, logical framework for happiness from a world-class engineer, not a lifestyle guru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombines personal memoir with practical, actionable exercises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores how to process grief and loss without losing sight of joy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacked by Gawdat's twelve years of research and real-world testing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn international bestseller praised by readers and reviewers alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA thoughtful, meaningful gift for anyone navigating stress, loss or a search for meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMo Gawdat is a serial entrepreneur and former Chief Business Officer of Google [X], the tech giant's innovation lab. Over a 27-year career he held senior roles at IBM, NCR, BAT and Microsoft before joining Google in 2007, where he helped launch and scale much of the company's business across emerging markets. Fascinated by technology's power to improve lives, Gawdat spent over a decade researching happiness as a solvable, engineerable problem. Solve For Happy was his first book, followed by further bestsellers including Scary Smart and That Little Voice In Your Head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers tired of vague wellness advice, this book offers a refreshingly logical, evidence-led path to genuine contentment — grounded in real tragedy, real research, and real results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover design may vary slightly from the image shown; this is the current UK paperback edition with UK ISBN 9781509809936.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mo Gawdat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42810769211629,"sku":"SNG7565","price":6.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/products\/solve-for-happy-mo-gawdat-paperback.jpg?v=1784314233","url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/products\/solve-for-happy-engineer-your-path-to-joy-mo-gawdat-paperback","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}