Mo Gawdat

You can either avoid it altogether, that annoying friend that calls you every two weeks and then sits down and makes your life hell and talks negative shit and tells you bad things about yourself, you know, and then leaves. You can either say, I'm never going to go out with them again, or you can send them a text message that says, hey, did you notice that it's always so negative when we meet?

You can either avoid it altogether, that annoying friend that calls you every two weeks and then sits down and makes your life hell and talks negative shit and tells you bad things about yourself, you know, and then leaves. You can either say, I'm never going to go out with them again, or you can send them a text message that says, hey, did you notice that it's always so negative when we meet?

I love you very much. Can we please not be that negative? That goes all the way to little things like your alarm clock in the morning. So instead of having an alarm clock in the morning that jolts you out of bed, just get a nice little meditation music that ramps up over time. Or by the way, sleep eight hours early so you don't need your alarm.

I love you very much. Can we please not be that negative? That goes all the way to little things like your alarm clock in the morning. So instead of having an alarm clock in the morning that jolts you out of bed, just get a nice little meditation music that ramps up over time. Or by the way, sleep eight hours early so you don't need your alarm.

So these are things that you can completely remove from your life. The interesting side is your commute. You can't take your commute away, but you can make it nicer.

So these are things that you can completely remove from your life. The interesting side is your commute. You can't take your commute away, but you can make it nicer.

Yeah, you can listen to a nice podcast. You can, you know, have a good cup of coffee with you. I remember vividly when I worked for a short few weeks, there was an important project in Google New York. And you know how New York City is, huh? You know, Manhattan, you have those blocks and you have to walk through them. And I'm a Middle Eastern, I walk slow.

Yeah, you can listen to a nice podcast. You can, you know, have a good cup of coffee with you. I remember vividly when I worked for a short few weeks, there was an important project in Google New York. And you know how New York City is, huh? You know, Manhattan, you have those blocks and you have to walk through them. And I'm a Middle Eastern, I walk slow.

So basically, as you're walking in Manhattan, there is a green wave. And unless you walk like a maniac, you're going to have to stop every third pedestrian light. So, you know, first couple of days, I'm like, I can't breathe by the time I get to the office. And then I suddenly decide, you know what? I'm just going to leave 15 minutes early. Again, I'm not very good with time.

So basically, as you're walking in Manhattan, there is a green wave. And unless you walk like a maniac, you're going to have to stop every third pedestrian light. So, you know, first couple of days, I'm like, I can't breathe by the time I get to the office. And then I suddenly decide, you know what? I'm just going to leave 15 minutes early. Again, I'm not very good with time.

So I leave 12 minutes early. I get myself a good cup of coffee and I walk like I have nothing to do. I observe all of the manic movements around New York City and I laugh my head off. I enjoy my coffee. I get to the office totally refreshed on time. 12 minutes difference. So these are things you can do to remove the reasons, the accumulation of burnout.

So I leave 12 minutes early. I get myself a good cup of coffee and I walk like I have nothing to do. I observe all of the manic movements around New York City and I laugh my head off. I enjoy my coffee. I get to the office totally refreshed on time. 12 minutes difference. So these are things you can do to remove the reasons, the accumulation of burnout.

The third reason for why we break is what I call anticipation of a threat. The stress machinery is all about pumping you up with adrenaline and cortisol so that you are ready for fight or flight. And so if a tiger is attacking you, then a bit of stress is wonderful, by the way. We're very happy. Thank you, stress machinery. Save our life.

The third reason for why we break is what I call anticipation of a threat. The stress machinery is all about pumping you up with adrenaline and cortisol so that you are ready for fight or flight. And so if a tiger is attacking you, then a bit of stress is wonderful, by the way. We're very happy. Thank you, stress machinery. Save our life.

The problem in our modern world is that most of stress is mental. It's something that's not actually attacking you. And most of the time, it's in the future. So basically, what you're looking at is fear and all of its derivatives.

The problem in our modern world is that most of stress is mental. It's something that's not actually attacking you. And most of the time, it's in the future. So basically, what you're looking at is fear and all of its derivatives.

Fear, if you want the simplest form of it, algorithmically, again, like an engineer, fear is an equation that basically says a moment in the future is less safe than this moment. If you subtract your sense of safety in the future minus your sense of safety right now, If it's a positive answer, then you're afraid. So basically, fear is a moment in the future where I'm less safe.

Fear, if you want the simplest form of it, algorithmically, again, like an engineer, fear is an equation that basically says a moment in the future is less safe than this moment. If you subtract your sense of safety in the future minus your sense of safety right now, If it's a positive answer, then you're afraid. So basically, fear is a moment in the future where I'm less safe.

Now, your response to that is natural. You try to address the threat. So if you address the threat, you're less afraid. Understood. The derivatives of fear are the reasons for all of the stress pandemic, especially in younger generations today. These are worry, panic, and anxiety. Worry is not that there is a threat in the future. It's that you're not sure.

Now, your response to that is natural. You try to address the threat. So if you address the threat, you're less afraid. Understood. The derivatives of fear are the reasons for all of the stress pandemic, especially in younger generations today. These are worry, panic, and anxiety. Worry is not that there is a threat in the future. It's that you're not sure.