The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett · August 3, 2025 · 2h 15m

Mo Gawdat: The Next 15 Years Will Be Hell Before Heaven

Mo Gawdat — former Chief Business Officer of Google X. Author of Scary Smart. The next 15 years will be chaotic as AI disrupts everything, but if we survive the transition, the outcome could be extraordinary. Only 5 jobs will remain. The happiness equation still applies.

Highlights

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The happiness equation still applies in the AI age

Gawdat's Solve for Happy framework: happiness = reality - expectations. Even amid AI disruption, the equation holds.

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References

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Scary Smart — Mo Gawdat

Misc

✧Former Google X executive — saw AI capabilities firsthand

✧Scary Smart — his AI warning book