These were almost imperceptible (he compared them to a butterfly flapping it’s wings), the ultimate outcome changed significantly.

In dealing with the horrible loss, Mo found his mission: he would pull off the type of “moonshot” goal that he and his colleagues were always aiming for—he would share his equation with the world and help as many people as possible become happier.The Happiness Equation is actually a simple survival mechanism that our brains use all the time to compare events to expectations to make sure that we're safe, we're in the safe zone. And what that means is, first you say "okay, something happened I cannot do anything about it, but I'm going to try to do my best to make tomorrow a little better than today, and after tomorrow a little better than tomorrow. And in the process - because you're engaged in action, and in thinking, and in analysis, and in problem-solving, you will not feel the unhappiness as a result.

You might know Mo as the former Chief Business Officer of Google X – a role with status and riches that many might aspire to. Moreover, I found that when you go even higher, wealth starts to work against you – people start to treat you differently; you start to feel a constant disappointment.

We’re born without one, but over time, as we learn words, we start to create an identity for ourselves.