Mo Gawdat, chief business officer at Google, took an engineer's approach to the problem of happiness after the tragic loss of his son. In his 2017 book, Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy, Gawdat shares that happiness is not a goal to be achieved, but our natural, default state. The key to living a joyful life is to remove the obstacles that prevent us from experiencing this innate happiness. Gawdat identifies these obstacles as "grand illusions" and "blind spots" that cloud our perception of reality. By understanding and dismantling them, we can realize “ultimate truths” and return to…

In the pursuit of success, we've been sold a faulty formula: work hard, become successful, and then you'll be happy. But what if the equation is backward? What if happiness isn't the result of success, but the engine that drives it? Shawn Achor's international bestseller, The Happiness Advantage, dismantles this conventional wisdom and presents a compelling, science-backed case on the need to cultivate a positive mindset first. It's about training our brains to be happier, more resilient, and more effective; shifting the focus from simply reacting to life's challenges to actively creating a better future. Learn Achor’s seven principles of…