The Science Of Happiness: New Insights - Mo Gawdat

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2024

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  • @ChrisWillx
    @ChrisWillx  7 місяців тому +23

    Hello you savages. Get access to every episode 10 hours before UA-cam by subscribing for free on Spotify - spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - apple.co/2MNqIgw Here's the timestamps:
    00:00 Why is the Modern World So Stressful?
    09:19 Becoming Numb to Emotions
    13:29 Different Responses to Stress
    20:21 What Stress Does to Our Bodies
    28:19 Removing Unnecessary Suffering
    35:01 Tips to Build a Gratitude Routine
    40:25 Knowing When to Slow Down
    47:10 The Hidden Causes of Emotional Stress
    59:16 Commonalities in the Happiest People
    1:05:18 The Role of Physical Stress
    1:13:39 What Does Spiritual Stress Mean?
    1:22:21 Advice to Those Who Don’t Want to Change
    1:26:45 Where to Find Mo

    • @hemantnahak3678
      @hemantnahak3678 7 місяців тому +1

      Do one Podcast with Indian Para SF Veteran Major Vivek Jacob, Trust me you gonna enjoy it.

    • @AberrantArt
      @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому +1

      This guy has a lot of ideals and stories about himself but nearly zero actionable advice.

  • @avicenna1977
    @avicenna1977 7 місяців тому +43

    Mo Gawat is the poster child of post-traumatic growth. It is unfortunate that one of the most potent motivator for growth is the loss of something, and that switch in him was clear after the tragic loss of his son. He doesn't need money, but what seems to motivate him now is to be of service to others by allowing people to benefit from his experience. Perhaps those of those willing and able to do so may be protected from the sharpest blows of life. Thank you for this interview.

  • @rick_dip
    @rick_dip 7 місяців тому +9

    This is easily one of the best episodes you've ever done. Wonderful interview and loved hearing everything you and Mo had to say.

  • @stephenabril7084
    @stephenabril7084 7 місяців тому +33

    I’ve seen job ads say must be able to work in a high stress environment. This is dangerous to your employees physical health… not to mention their mental health which affects and endangers everyone around them.

  • @fiuluniversului224
    @fiuluniversului224 7 місяців тому +9

    I resonate so much with how you see the world. I love you Chris.

  • @drsandhyathumsikumar4479
    @drsandhyathumsikumar4479 5 місяців тому +1

    How wonderful to transcend the script of sadness .much grattitude 🎉❤🎉

  • @patryk996
    @patryk996 6 місяців тому +2

    Fantastic interview. This feels like a summary of my experiences, learning, and discovery over the past 7 years. Brilliant.

  • @adrenalinevision3106
    @adrenalinevision3106 6 місяців тому +1

    I love this mans approach to life, thank you for having him on i really enjoyed this one!

  • @hunditierasso1649
    @hunditierasso1649 7 місяців тому +2

    What a beautiful person. Needed to hear this. Thank you.

  • @davec3568
    @davec3568 7 місяців тому +7

    This was great. I am struggling with long covid and I know it's because of my relationship to stress and trauma. I have discounted it, ignored it, and now I am paying the price. Mo's thoughts on this are very helpful to me in reframing my relationship with myself, acknowledging the parts of myself I have invalidated, and being grateful for what is really a very blessed life.

    • @markstone2153
      @markstone2153 7 місяців тому +1

      I came through Long Covid, you will too and get strong again. Sending you a hug from Scotland.

  • @zensvlognotapro
    @zensvlognotapro 7 місяців тому +1

    Accepting, total surrendering to the Now and to the Supreme Being to things, circumstances that we have no.control over I apply that in my our everyday life.😊✋
    And how to deal with the 3 Marks of Existence of Buddhism teachings. I'm a Christian but also I'm open to some gurus teaching and I pick what works for me .
    So much learnings from this talk.
    Most of the ppl now are having a stress centered life which makes themselves miserable.

  • @juliemidgley5287
    @juliemidgley5287 6 місяців тому

    Absolutely brilliant to see you together. Mo Gowda, you do make a difference. A lot of wonderful takeaways. I can't wait to dive into the book. I know that it will bring a lot of clarity and aha life changing ideas. THANK YOU BOTH.

  • @benhendricks570
    @benhendricks570 6 місяців тому +1

    I really really enjoyed this interview. It contains so much life changing and healing information. Thanks for interviewing Mo Gawdat.

  • @gmzerozero3678
    @gmzerozero3678 7 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for these videos. They are a buoy in a see of fear and despair for me.

  • @StefsFrameOfReference
    @StefsFrameOfReference 7 місяців тому +3

    Probably his best podcast

  • @antirealist
    @antirealist 7 місяців тому +19

    Some amount of stress is necessary for growth. The goal shouldn't be to remove stress from our lives but to maximize the stress that makes us better and minimize the stress that doesn't serve that purpose.

    • @charlesrobert4146
      @charlesrobert4146 7 місяців тому +7

      Here’s a more Holistic insight worth leaning on: While a certain amount of stress is essential for growth, especially when learning new skills or tackling difficult tasks, it's crucial not to remain in that state for extended periods.
      Mo Gawdat's point here is that we should stop romanticizing stress. Instead, recognize that we can draw from other sources of inspiration to achieve outstanding results without compromising our well-being.
      Hope this helps.

    • @antirealist
      @antirealist 7 місяців тому +1

      @@charlesrobert4146 I do think stress is necessary but insufficient for growth and even happiness. My point was that it's probably best to avoid stress that doesn't enable growth (chronic stress) and to accept the stress that makes us better (good stress). I don't believe all stress is bad, but I also think we need some time for rest and recovery. I feel that's about as holistic as it gets.

    • @antirealist
      @antirealist 7 місяців тому +1

      @@joseph-k7l2v It seems the mentioning of stress requiring growth offends/scares you in some way. It's simply a brutal fact of life, my friend. We all have to come to terms with that.
      Stress may be insufficient for growth in some cases but is always necessary. Growth is change, change is hard to some degree, and hard things are stressful to some degree. If you can't see that, then I have no idea where you're coming from.
      "Literally and physically incorrect" is just silly and makes me think you're trolling.
      The existence of literally any human who has excelled in anything fully and automatically disproves your statement. Bodybuilding requires stress to put on the muscle fibers for them to grow, soldiers are put through mental stress for them to grow, athletes are put through stress for them to grow.
      You can't avoid stress in this life if you want to live it fully. Otherwise, you're living in a shell and as a shell of the person you could be.

  • @TheRealrealTV
    @TheRealrealTV 7 місяців тому +1

    This has to be one of the best podcast I ever heard. 8 hours of commercials though.

    • @hobojungle1
      @hobojungle1 7 місяців тому

      UA-cam premium is worth it. The only video streaming platform I subscribe to.

  • @katerina373
    @katerina373 4 місяці тому

    This guy is a GENIUS ❤🎉❤!!!!

  • @susieandrews3025
    @susieandrews3025 6 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant discussion, thoroughly enjoyed 😊

  • @taylorluchansky3055
    @taylorluchansky3055 7 місяців тому

    Appreciated this pod a lot. I struggle with stress management and framing “stressful” everyday occurrences as positive

  • @mTaR36S
    @mTaR36S 7 місяців тому +1

    Thx Chris ! I like Mo. He`s one of the good guys ! I took the stress quiz. I have moderate stress. Not as much as I had before, because I listen to Modern Wisdom...:)))

  • @Theowlhawk
    @Theowlhawk 7 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant video, well timed, very uplifting and helpful. Grateful 🙏 ❤

  • @rekaahne7190
    @rekaahne7190 7 місяців тому

    Always love your guests, known or unknown! Bring on Colorado twins, artist and water engineer and conservationist Noelle and Natalie Phares! Divine work and lovely inspiring women!

  • @Citizen_Dread
    @Citizen_Dread 7 місяців тому +6

    Fascinating,, trying to manage stress levels can be one of the most impactful helps when dealing with pain and chronic illnesses, many of the tactics you discuss can be modified and expounded,, Active pain can reduce bandwidth for stress tolerance.. thank you for the food for thought

  • @carriekollman
    @carriekollman 4 місяці тому

    This is exactly what I needed to hear

  • @mariajoseasbury8450
    @mariajoseasbury8450 7 місяців тому +125

    Faith. Accepting you are not in control of anything and leaving everything in God's hands. The best anti-stress technique

    • @AberrantArt
      @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому +14

      Doesn't that male you feel helpless and without any motivation? If nothing is in your control, why even try???

    • @swjonplayes3600
      @swjonplayes3600 7 місяців тому +6

      ​@@AberrantArtHow the hack he is gonna feel helpless when he has a faith on god??!

    • @AberrantArt
      @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому +11

      @swjonplayes3600 if nothing is in your control, that's the definition of helpless. And why try at anything if nothing is in your control?

    • @swjonplayes3600
      @swjonplayes3600 7 місяців тому

      @@AberrantArt That could be corrected ngl. *Everything* is not in our control but we have to try anyway, besides that a strong faith on god makes us motivated.

    • @AberrantArt
      @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому +2

      @@swjonplayes3600 makes no sense. But I would like to hear Maria respond, the original post on this subject.
      If you have no control over the outcome, it's illogical to try.

  • @motionsoundmedia3447
    @motionsoundmedia3447 7 місяців тому

    This was great!
    I really like this podcast

  • @dollarsmum3453
    @dollarsmum3453 7 місяців тому

    I love Mo Gawat's references and wisdom, but being one who's yet to gain any agency to free myself from captivity and lunged at strung up and beaten, to just mention a few, how @49:33 is it true that "...fear is feeling less safe in the future than it is now"? As someone with no one helping me, (as a telemarketer, and independent prior to captivity undrr threat of death, and no laws to protect me, how can fear only be my imagination? My body has reacted in such ways that I had no conscious control, in the moment of near murderous attempts, so is it really only a construct of my imagination "of the future" as my bones are fractured, etc?

  • @v9b23j
    @v9b23j 7 місяців тому +1

    Timothy A Pychyl Ph.D. explains the underlying psychological factors contributing to workaholism often stems from a desire for validation and avoidance of negative emotions. He highlights the interconnectedness of perfectionism, narcissism, and workaholism, attributing these traits to a weak sense of self plagued by irrational thoughts and a paradoxical narcissism as an overcompensation for low self-esteem.
    The Personality of the Workaholic and the Issue of "Self": The terrible trio of perfectionism, narcissism and workaholism, March 20, 2010, Psychology Today

  • @tanyelt9039
    @tanyelt9039 7 місяців тому

    Don’t wait till life nudges you, that part made me cry ♥️ bless this man 🫶🏻

  • @Theowlhawk
    @Theowlhawk 7 місяців тому +1

    A powerful video, ❤❤❤

  • @МартинГеров-щ7и
    @МартинГеров-щ7и 7 місяців тому +1

    Do you plan on making an episode with Naval? ❤️

  • @kemiadams7900
    @kemiadams7900 6 місяців тому

    So true ❤

  • @silverbackboris
    @silverbackboris 7 місяців тому +1

    Amazing Guest 👏

  • @pinkturbomoto
    @pinkturbomoto 7 місяців тому +1

    So happy you have Mo on Chris! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @dosboot1
    @dosboot1 6 місяців тому

    Here's the fundamental problem I'm currently having with the podcast, and not just this episode: some people aren't so lucky as the average MW guest, and they aren't as lucky as the average person, period. In this particular episode with Mo Gawdat, the examples used to argue his point feel silly to the listener who is in situations which 1. ask them to compete very hard, 2. it still isn't very hopeful for them, and 3. where it won't "all be okay" if it doesn't work out. I wouldn't say their stress is baked into the system, but Mo doesn't have the voice that can reach those who need help the most.

  • @MsDamosmum
    @MsDamosmum 6 місяців тому +1

    But their can still be truth in that story we are running. For example I’ve accepted to alter a dress and most often people want to know a price so I give one based on past alterations. Then the dress proves to be complicated in some way. Now I’m starting to worry because it’s taking me a number of hours that is reducing my paid time to an alarmingly low hourly rate. Yes, I can say it took me longer so therefore I’m charging more, but people don’t like it when you do that (if it’s more than just a couple of quid) and it could end up at a cost that they wouldn’t have gone ahead had they know. They don’t like that my price can end up near or above the cost of the original whole garment and haven’t I only had to work on bits of it, not the whole thing?!! People aren’t inclined to think about the undoing part and the trying to get into awkward places without stitching the wrong thing part. They don’t recognise that the original makers of the item where part of a team effort, they use one colour thread (so don’t have to re thread their machines throughout the day) and sew one part of the garment each. Plus theirs a planned engineered process to make the work flow to produce many copies of the same item. Add to that the fact that these workers are abroad and probably on a very low wage anyway! That’s what I stress about on a daily basis.

    • @MsDamosmum
      @MsDamosmum 6 місяців тому

      Been listening to and reading this kind of advice for at least the last 2 decades. I’m just plain board and fed up with them now. The title says NEW INSIGHTS. At what point in the video (I’ve not watch it all because the conversation has made me numb) do we get to this new insight?

  • @VIKSmiLeY
    @VIKSmiLeY 7 місяців тому +2

    Perspective of hard situations is a variable that makes stress a tool or a poison

  • @kowalskijan7824
    @kowalskijan7824 6 місяців тому +1

    I wish it was that simple. As much as this guy is a super intelligent human being, he is not a trained psychologists. By listening to his statements many of which are indicative of certain psychological states being caused by individual's choice to maintain them, I can tell that he does not understand many aspects of human mind.

  • @EcomCarl
    @EcomCarl 7 місяців тому

    Choosing to prioritize calm and resourcefulness can transform our approach to challenges, making success more sustainable and enjoyable. 🧠

  • @DAVExXx86
    @DAVExXx86 7 місяців тому

    How do you deal with financial stress?

  • @AamanGhimire
    @AamanGhimire 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks❤

  • @MartinGarden
    @MartinGarden 7 місяців тому +1

    Stress is terrible. I got rich and gonna escape to a very simple life.

  • @AberrantArt
    @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому +7

    Id love to hear Alex Hormozi respond to this guys ideas. Mo is idealistic and unrealistic. Also probably has tons of money so it's easy not to try hard or stress

    • @romankoller7150
      @romankoller7150 7 місяців тому

      What about the anxiety he caused everybody with his AI doomsday BS a few months ago…

    • @AberrantArt
      @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому

      @@romankoller7150 I didn't see it. What was the summary? AI is definitely disputing industries and replacing jobs. But I didn't catch the doomsday clip.
      Was he saying something like this guy where you don't need to work so hard and just relax and not set high goals? Just let AI do it for you and relax?

    • @romankoller7150
      @romankoller7150 7 місяців тому +1

      @@AberrantArt He was saying there is a good chance we end up in the desert, hiding from Robots. He said what you should do is go hug your loved ones and enjoy the time you still have together. He wasn't joking either. It was about a year ago when he was on the Diary of a CEO podcast.

    • @AberrantArt
      @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому

      @@romankoller7150 I think he's right. A mix of I-Robot and Terminator seems to be the future.

  • @patriarca922
    @patriarca922 3 місяці тому

    I can't believe that stress was the Bay Harbor butcher.

  • @tommihorttana860
    @tommihorttana860 7 місяців тому

    I suspect the view of the ancestral world is a bit simplistic. It was not only tigers they had to worry about, it was also other people. Sure, they lived in tightly knit groups, but you better be well liked by your peers or you could be ostracised and die. So you should put a lot of energy into observing and anticipating what they think and what they do. And then there would be neighbouring groups, with all the wars and politics that that entails. Stressing and worrying about what animals might jump at you next time you went hunting was probably not very useful but other humans...

  • @ArticulateArena
    @ArticulateArena 6 місяців тому +3

    My take away from this. " hmm?"

  • @ElegantSpectre
    @ElegantSpectre 7 місяців тому +1

    "Hmm?"
    - This Guy

    • @goofyahhh254
      @goofyahhh254 7 місяців тому

      😂 it's definiltey a tick, a bit much and I think he and everyone else was aware of it at some point

    • @goofyahhh254
      @goofyahhh254 7 місяців тому

      I think 27:25 , I was like ok you just did it twice in 5 seconds 😂

  • @westcoastkidd17
    @westcoastkidd17 7 місяців тому

    Paraphrasing Mo: “I read a book by Larry King and by the way, it’s not a great book…” LOL …. Sorry I don’t have the timestamp

  • @v9b23j
    @v9b23j 7 місяців тому

    When I was working 85 hours a week with barely a bathroom break, I said, "I'm a human being, not a machine". My boss replied, "Your work ethic is not in line with our business phase." Another boss told me that I should focus on three projects and no more, because otherwise, the quality and results of those three projects would be compromised.

  • @LibertyPlusTV
    @LibertyPlusTV 7 місяців тому

    People are stressed because of fractional reserve banking and MMT.

  • @Car-jy8pw
    @Car-jy8pw 7 місяців тому +1

    Breakups never kill anyone? I watch way too much true crime stories I guess.

  • @scottanderson3577
    @scottanderson3577 7 місяців тому

    If you are hypoglycemic you will overproduce the cortisol.

  • @samantha-kemp-therapy
    @samantha-kemp-therapy 6 місяців тому

    😇

  • @AberrantArt
    @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому +2

    He LIES to make a point in his story about walking to google office in NY @30:00
    He said he left an extra 15 min early that day and arrived 7 min late. Then goes on to say only 7 min later. 15+7=22 min late. I bet the employer was not happy.

    • @justinklenk
      @justinklenk 7 місяців тому +1

      Left for work 15 mins early; walked peacefully and enjoyably, taking longer; missed some lights he otherwise would've rushed to make, but didn't stress the result; and he still arrived only 7 minutes late. It's an important point to acknowledge, about basic moment-to-moment sanity. 👍

    • @AberrantArt
      @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому

      ​@@justinklenk he ends the story with "instead of taking 40 minutes, it was 47 minutes" NOT TRUE, it was 1 hour and 2 min.

    • @justinklenk
      @justinklenk 7 місяців тому +1

      @@AberrantArt
      Gotcha, yeah, somehow I couldn't find the full scope of that while scanning; but if he misspoke on the math sum, either accidentally or negligently or sloppily - or evasively minimizing - then he did so in poor service to his worthy point, which is about how much more important sanity is than doggedness.

    • @AberrantArt
      @AberrantArt 7 місяців тому +1

      @@justinklenk agreed. I just felt his entire interview was filled with ideals and lacked any actionable steps. Also does not apply to most normal people who are just trying to survive in the chaos of the world today.

    • @justinklenk
      @justinklenk 7 місяців тому +1

      @@AberrantArt
      That's a valid point; I'm working through the interview myself, looking for more profound value than what I've learned.
      It's absolutely gotta get more at the core of real individuals' anxiety in this misprioritized, uncentered, commercialized, reason-avoidant, numb, catatonic, never-arriving culture. (Lol, that turned into an easy list _real_ quick.) I myself had to be forced to get REAL low to finally know for sure that I absolutely _need_ to be at peace, all the time, first and foremost - at literally any cost. So I tune out alot of bullshit, day in and day out... And also most tepid advice from successful corporate-lifestyle types. :)

  • @alixhoward592
    @alixhoward592 7 місяців тому

    ❤CHRIS❤

  • @stillholding4975
    @stillholding4975 7 місяців тому +1

    We've moved off the steel man/ straw man into "feature or bug"
    These guys are all a bunch of dorks

  • @MartinGarden
    @MartinGarden 7 місяців тому

    05:20 imagine defending broken capitalism. 🤮

  • @MrUms431
    @MrUms431 7 місяців тому

    You look like Eminem

  • @chimichurri2612
    @chimichurri2612 7 місяців тому

    help me baldie pleeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!

  • @duster8
    @duster8 7 місяців тому +4

    This guy has many good points, but the way he talks is annoying to me. Says, "Right?" "Okay?" or "Mmmhhmm?" after most sentences. Found it distracting. Smart guy though!

    • @Syncopia
      @Syncopia 7 місяців тому

      A bit too pompous for my liking

    • @limch36
      @limch36 7 місяців тому +4

      It’s a cultural thing, he is from Egypt. It’s not easy to get rid of conversational habits we learn early in life

  • @thatomofolo452
    @thatomofolo452 7 місяців тому

    🤦

  • @Thaulopi
    @Thaulopi 7 місяців тому

    Try to have a shot every time this non-brainer tells you he worked for Google...lol

  • @divyanshuthakur
    @divyanshuthakur 7 місяців тому

    First

  • @jccusell
    @jccusell 7 місяців тому

    O it is waaaaaaaaayyyy too latr for that hahahaha. Ok: upvote if your brain is f'ed

  • @user-vk6qz1cz2x
    @user-vk6qz1cz2x 7 місяців тому +5

    😢This generation is weakest in handling stress

    • @thatomofolo452
      @thatomofolo452 7 місяців тому

      Hahaha

    • @enbonj5842
      @enbonj5842 7 місяців тому

      No they're just the one with the most divided attention

  • @frankmartinez2987
    @frankmartinez2987 7 місяців тому +6

    Videos this long are why I just unsubscribed. This channel provides too little information in exchange for too much attention.

    • @Rudzani
      @Rudzani 7 місяців тому +16

      Cool. Be on your way. We don’t need an announcement.

    • @laotzu1111
      @laotzu1111 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@RudzaniI hope you find happiness.

    • @justinklenk
      @justinklenk 7 місяців тому

      ​@@Rudzani
      I don't happen to ultimately agree with his assessment of the value of the channel - but I'm not one for shutting someone down for voicing their criticism of a channel, explaining their reason, and even making a point that they're unsubscribing over it; nothing wrong with expressing that perspective to the group - it's valid feedback, imho, just a channel review, their 2 cents. 👍