Mo Gawdat | The Illusion of Control | Talks at Google
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2020
- 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.
Thank you very much Mohammed Gawdat on the talk about radical acceptance ; taking action and attitude. Choosing how to act from adversity is about changing perspective, and the only expectation is from the individual " the being ", May "Ali " continue to be a blessed memory.
You are great Mo!! This is the first time someone approaches happiness in a scientific way and could let me understand, be convinced and engage!!
I love this demonstration of control!! Awesome.
The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.
Self control requires many things . Controlled by others requires nothing .
I believe I am a better person for listening to Mo I found it very interesting, Mo thank you.
Wonderful session. Thank you very much!
This was beautiful, thank you for opening your heart and helping those wanting to achieve happiness
The concept of anti fragile is we get better when bad things happen, not just cope and be resilient to them. It sounds like Mo is starting with resilient and moving towards anti fragile.
Well, I'm going to buy the book. Thanks for sharing your wisdom Mo. (Katerina, you moderated it very well, thank you too).
One more thing, about control freaks and unhappiness, I would quote a verse from the Bible of Luke 10/40-42: "But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him (Jesus) and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”. “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed-or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Imagine a world where 1/7 people practice the ideas explore here. I think we would have more peace and less self-inflicted suffering as a species.
"My parents did the best they could with what they knew at the time."Believing this helped me heal years of anger and grief and I hope it helps you too. You have and always will be a wonderful father.❤️💕💕💕💕
Thank you 🦋
Thank you
Great talk. Thanks Google.
Got to 27th minute and he is still trying to grasp and optimize control. Expected so much more. :3
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Mo Gawdat should have an interview with Joe Rogan.
It would be great if the two of them could discuss Project Foghorn in relation to expected installed wind capacity.
first?
His voice sounds so depressed and unhappy 😢
Control is not an illusion . I m saying that with full control
Yes, I agree, but the point is, that you have control over your actions but you cannot control if your actions will be performed or not.
Like while writing this comment, I want to write this, but I might not be able to complete it, as I might die suddenly at this moment, or Internet might go off at this moment, or there might be an Earthquake or a Bomb explosion here and I am unable to complete this comment.
These stuff are not in our control, and that is how this idea goes. "You have full control of what you wish to do, but you have no control over whether you will able to do it or not."
You're a collection of atoms behaving in a complex and autonomous way. There really is no "you" controlling reality like: lifting your arm, thinking, saying something. That's the beautiful illusion.
total shill
Shill for what?