Mo Gawdat | The Illusion of Control | Talks at Google

Mo Gawdat discusses control using different methods varying from a scientific mathematical approach to ancient philosophy to debunking the myths surrounding our concept of control. He clarifies the downsides of our constant attempts to achieve such an elusive target and lays forth simple rules to help us progress further in life and work through calculated prioritization, attention allocation, and committed acceptance. His goal is that you will find comfort in understanding the truth about the nature of control, and a weight will be lifted, leaving you with the tools needed to achieve success without the stress resulting from futile attempts to stay in control.

Control is a pervasive modern day illusion. It leads to work related stress and often blurs our judgment and leads to wrong decisions among professionals in today's work environment and goes home with us to cause suffering and unhappiness. Mo is a former control freak who learned the hard way the truth about control. Those concepts not only helped Mo advance his career to reach the highest levels of success as the Chief Business Officer of Google [X]. They also helped him survive the loss of his wonderful son, turning his loss into a global mission to make millions of people happy.

This event is in collaboration with the Happiness Festival, a series of talks and workshops about how we can integrate happiness into our future economic systems, societies and everyday lives. Subscribe to the Happiness Institute Channel at    / solvehappiness   to learn more and join live conversations July 24-26.

This festival is in support of the World Health Organization to support COVID-19 response efforts.