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Apr 2021
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#209 How to make work happier

THE SQUIGGLY CAREER
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Happiness can seem like a complex topic. This week, Helen talks to entrepreneur and author Mo Gawdat who has created an equation for happiness, that bring clarity to the complexity. He's taken his personal experiences, his engineering expertise and insights from his own career to make happiness predictable and available to everyone. This week, Helen talks to Mo about how to apply his happiness equation to squiggly careers, how to invest in happy habits and how to help other people to be happy.


You can hear more from Mo on his own podcast (Slo Mo) and support his movement One Billion Happy. His book 'Solve for Happy' is available to buy now.


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