{"id":292,"date":"2025-09-04T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/upworthy\/2025\/09\/04\/mo-gawdat-happiness-90-seconds\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T22:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:19:00","slug":"mo-gawdat-happiness-90-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/2025\/09\/04\/mo-gawdat-happiness-90-seconds\/","title":{"rendered":"The 90-second emotional reset that&#8217;s changing lives and is backed by Harvard science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all been there: it&#8217;s 90 degrees outside, absolutely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/6-science-backed-ways-to-cool-down-during-a-heat-wave\" target=\"_blank\">sweltering<\/a>, and you&#8217;re walking home from a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/whats-the-science-behind-the-summer-cortisol-cocktail-trend-everyones-talking-about\" target=\"_blank\">smoothie<\/a> shop less than a mile away from your apartment, and everything is melting. The smoothie in your right hand. The a\u00e7a\u00ed bowl in your left. Your old, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/everyday-listening-habits-putting-young-people-at-risk\" target=\"_blank\">broken headphones<\/a> slowly slip off your head as a song you&#8217;ve never heard before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/this-morning-i-didnt-know-what-a-binaural-soundscape-was-now-all-i-want-to-do-is-listen-to-them-hw\" target=\"_blank\">blares through the speakers<\/a>. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/expert-shares-the-key-brain-training-trick-to-master-any-craving-holding-you-back\" target=\"_blank\">willpower<\/a> is diminishing by the second, and no one is around to help you.<\/p><p>Okay, that might be a bit specific (and precisely what happened to me about an hour ago). Still, you&#8217;ve likely had a similar experience: an encounter that left you <a data-linked-post=\"2666293946\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/leslie-jones-daily-show\" target=\"_blank\">annoyed<\/a>, <a data-linked-post=\"2673656345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/quirky-boomer-habits-ex1\" target=\"_blank\">frustrated<\/a>, or feeling hopeless.<\/p><p>But what if I told you that, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/05\/happiness-researcher-shares-his-90-second-rule-to-live-a-better-more-fulfilled-life.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mo Gawat<\/a>\u2014a former Google executive who has spent the last 20 years researching the mechanics of happiness\u2014you only need to endure that emotional roller coaster for <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.com\/magazines\/panache\/cheer-your-brain-in-90-seconds-ex-google-executive-shares-harvard-experts-hack-to-beat-stress-and-find-happiness\/articleshow\/122269364.cms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">precisely 90 seconds<\/a>?<\/p><p><br \/><\/p><p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\">        \t\t<div class=\"embed-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-has-aspect-ratio \"> \n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/6wcwyFlfIZA\/hqdefault.jpg)\" class=\"rkv-video-placeholder \" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-video-id=\"6wcwyFlfIZA\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"17\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 20\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M16.5 9.75047C16.5006 10.0051 16.4353 10.2556 16.3105 10.4775C16.1856 10.6995 16.0055 10.8853 15.7875 11.017L2.28 19.2802C2.05227 19.4196 1.79144 19.4957 1.52445 19.5007C1.25746 19.5056 0.993989 19.4392 0.76125 19.3083C0.530728 19.1794 0.338696 18.9914 0.204904 18.7637C0.0711107 18.536 0.000385179 18.2768 0 18.0127V1.48828C0.000385179 1.22417 0.0711107 0.964934 0.204904 0.737222C0.338696 0.509511 0.530728 0.321545 0.76125 0.192655C0.993989 0.0617322 1.25746 -0.00468706 1.52445 0.0002572C1.79144 0.00520146 2.05227 0.0813301 2.28 0.220781L15.7875 8.4839C16.0055 8.6156 16.1856 8.80145 16.3105 9.0234C16.4353 9.24534 16.5006 9.49582 16.5 9.75047Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t                        <\/p><p>It&#8217;s time to meet the man who is revolutionizing our understanding of our emotions\u2014and giving us all a science-backed way to hit the reset button on our worst days.<\/p><h2>The unlikely happiness guru who changed everything<\/h2><p>Mo Gawat isn&#8217;t your typical wellness guru peddling crystals and manifestation journals. This is a guy who spent decades crunching numbers at Google X, the company&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.company\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moonshot Factory<\/a>,&#8221; where he pursued ambitious, high-risk but potentially world-changing projects that tackled large-scale global problems like climate change, healthcare, and communications. But his most profound discovery about human happiness stemmed from his darkest hour.<\/p><p>When Gawdat&#8217;s 21-year-old son Ali died from preventable medical negligence during what should have been a routine surgery in 2014, he faced a darkness that would <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bXxrMCROEmc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">define the rest of his career<\/a>. A clear choice emerged: he could either let this grief consume him, or honor his son by dedicating his analytical mind to a path Ali had always encouraged him to pursue\u2014spreading happiness to as many people as possible.<\/p><p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\">        <figure class=\"rkv-rebelmouse\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/qa-upworthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/origin-78237.jpg\" alt=\"book, happy, research, science, engineer\" \/><figcaption>Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Solve-Happy-Engineer-Your-Path\/dp\/1501157558?&#038;tag=us2025tag13-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Credit: Amazon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>                        <\/p><p>Seventeen days after losing his son, Gawdat sat down and began writing <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Solve-Happy-Engineer-Your-Path\/dp\/1501157558?&amp;tag=us2025tag13-20\" target=\"_blank\">Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy<\/a><\/em>. Through this book, he uncovered a revolutionary truth: our emotions aren&#8217;t permanent. They have expiration dates.<\/p><h2>The fascinating brain science behind your emotional meltdowns<\/h2><p>Here&#8217;s where things get fascinating. When developing what would later be known as the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/traumaawareamerica.org\/2024\/09\/18\/feel-it-for-90-seconds-the-surprising-lifespan-of-emotions\/\" target=\"_blank\">90-second rule<\/a>,&#8221; Gawdat stumbled upon the findings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/jill-bolte-taylors-90-second-rule\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Harvard-trained neuroscientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor<\/a>. Similarly, her research was also formed in the pressure cooker of an unexpected, dramatic life experience: the moment when she underwent a massive stroke.<\/p><p>As Dr. Taylor&#8217;s left brain hemisphere shut down, she gained unprecedented real-time insight into how <a href=\"https:\/\/headlight.health\/metabolizing-emotions\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">emotions function in the body<\/a>. <\/p><p>What she discovered is that when something triggers you\u2014be it a spilled smoothie or a coworker&#8217;s passive-aggressive &#8220;per my last email&#8221; message\u2014your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lisachentherapy.com\/blog\/the-90-second-rule-how-neuroscience-can-stop-emotional-overwhelm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">amygdala<\/a> (think of it as your brain&#8217;s overly cautious security guard) <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5987037\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">floods your system with stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline<\/a>. Your heart starts to race as if you&#8217;ve just spotted a bear and begun to run, your muscles tense up, and that instinctual fight-or-flight response surges through your body.<\/p><p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\">        <figure class=\"rkv-rebelmouse\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/qa-upworthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/origin-34856.png\" alt=\"brain, amydala, thinking, response, emotions\" \/><figcaption>The brain&#039;s amydala.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/photos\" rel=\"nofollow\">Photo credit: Canva<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>                        <\/p><p>However, this chemical cascade has a built-in timer. As Dr. Taylor discovered, it takes approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/staying-healthy\/understanding-the-stress-response\" target=\"_blank\">90 seconds<\/a> for these stress hormones to be flushed from your bloodstream. Meaning that, after that initial surge, the physical component of your emotional reaction is over.<\/p><p>But why doesn&#8217;t it feel like that? Why do we marinate in our emotions\u2014anger, sadness, confusion, delusion\u2014for hours, days, or more? That&#8217;s because, after those 90 seconds, we make a choice, usually without realizing it, to keep those emotions going by mentally rewinding and replaying the triggering event.<\/p><h2>Why do we keep choosing emotional suffering (without knowing it)?<\/h2><p>&#8220;What happens is, you run the thought in your head again, and you renew your 90 seconds,&#8221; Gawdat <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.com\/magazines\/panache\/cheer-your-brain-in-90-seconds-ex-google-executive-shares-harvard-experts-hack-to-beat-stress-and-find-happiness\/articleshow\/122269364.cms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">explains<\/a>. It&#8217;s like poking a bruise that&#8217;s formed on your knee, or hitting refresh on your personal stress response button. Every time you mentally revisit a stressful event\u2014analyzing what you should have said, reimagining confrontations, and crafting the perfect comeback\u2014you&#8217;re essentially retriggering that same potent chemical reaction that occurred in the first place.<\/p><p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\">        <figure class=\"rkv-rebelmouse\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/qa-upworthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/origin-34857.png\" alt=\"woman, hopeless, depressed, working, emotions\" \/><figcaption>Woman feeling hopeless.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/media-library\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy82MTU1Mzk0My9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc1OTE3NTQ0OH0.DgwAuJH7WAMK5ujBasnYoIJ3blwN3AY2PqwfdG4-meE\/image.png?width=980\" rel=\"nofollow\">Photo credit: Canva<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>                        <\/p><p>So, while that 90-second episode of emotions ends quickly, we end up ruminating about what happened: over and over and over and over again.<\/p><p>This is more than a mere annoyance\u2014it&#8217;s rewiring our brains in a bad way. <a href=\"https:\/\/headlight.health\/metabolizing-emotions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Research shows<\/a> that rumination doesn&#8217;t just prolong our bad moods, it intensifies them and can le\nad to anxiety and depression. We&#8217;re thinking ourselves into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lisachentherapy.com\/blog\/the-90-second-rule-how-neuroscience-can-stop-emotional-overwhelm\" target=\"_blank\">extended mental states<\/a> simply by focusing too much on the past.<\/p><h2>The three-question framework that can change everything<\/h2><p>What happens when you&#8217;ve successfully coasted through those initial 90 seconds but still feel like the world is out to get you? Gawdat developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/adrianmodgers_leadership-customerexperience-emotionalintelligence-activity-7349724585870696448-rbJm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">handy three-question reality check<\/a> that serves as an <a href=\"https:\/\/taniaruns.net\/2023\/03\/15\/the-3-questions-of-mo-gawdat\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">emotional fact-checker<\/a> for your brain:<\/p><p><strong>Question 1: Is it true?<\/strong><\/p><p>Gawdat claims that &#8220;90% of the things that make us unhappy are not even true.&#8221; Think about it: your partner seems distracted during dinner, and suddenly your brain spins an entire narrative about how they&#8217;ve fallen out of love with you. But how much of that is real? And what percentage of your little daydream can be chalked up to your brain being its usual dramatic self?<\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/AgTV4F9UaQgNy\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p><\/div><p>At best, our brains are excellent storytellers. The problem is that they&#8217;re prone to writing fiction and presenting it as truth.<\/p><p>So, the next time you find yourself spinning up a stressful &#8220;what if?&#8221; situation in your head, take a beat, and ask yourself a different question: &#8220;Is it true?&#8221;<\/p><p><strong>Question 2: Can I take action?<\/strong><\/p><p>If the answer to question one is &#8220;Yes, it is true,&#8221; then move on to Gawdat&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/taniaruns.net\/2023\/03\/15\/the-3-questions-of-mo-gawdat\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">second question<\/a>. Are there steps you can take?<\/p><p>If you have a real problem on your hands, then perfect! Channel that energy into solving it rather than drowning in it.<\/p><p><strong>Question 3: Can I accept it and still create a better life despite it?<\/strong><\/p><p>Here&#8217;s where things get tricky. If you can&#8217;t do anything about the situation, the final question before you becomes about &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/adrianmodgers_leadership-customerexperience-emotionalintelligence-activity-7349724585870696448-rbJm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">committed acceptance<\/a>.&#8221; No, not passive resignation, but actively choosing to move forward and build something better despite the circumstances.<\/p><p>This can be difficult\u2014remember, this process began with Gawdat searching for a way to make sense of his son&#8217;s death\u2014but these questions aren&#8217;t about forcing toxic positivity or pretending like problems don&#8217;t exist. They help your brain make sense of what&#8217;s happened, distinguishing between productive and unproductive emotional energy.<\/p><h2>Your brain: the overprotective parent<\/h2><p>To understand how this works, it helps to think of your brain as an overprotective, hovering parent who sees danger everywhere. &#8220;Your brain isn&#8217;t your source of truth,&#8221; Gawdat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WJz7UOIiiDk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">explains<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s just a survival machine. A search party. It throws thoughts at you, hoping something will protect you. But that doesn&#8217;t mean any of them are true&#8221;.<\/p><p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\">        \t\t<div class=\"embed-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-has-aspect-ratio \"> \n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Tc24RCmvlTU\/hqdefault.jpg)\" class=\"rkv-video-placeholder \" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-video-id=\"Tc24RCmvlTU\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"17\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 20\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M16.5 9.75047C16.5006 10.0051 16.4353 10.2556 16.3105 10.4775C16.1856 10.6995 16.0055 10.8853 15.7875 11.017L2.28 19.2802C2.05227 19.4196 1.79144 19.4957 1.52445 19.5007C1.25746 19.5056 0.993989 19.4392 0.76125 19.3083C0.530728 19.1794 0.338696 18.9914 0.204904 18.7637C0.0711107 18.536 0.000385179 18.2768 0 18.0127V1.48828C0.000385179 1.22417 0.0711107 0.964934 0.204904 0.737222C0.338696 0.509511 0.530728 0.321545 0.76125 0.192655C0.993989 0.0617322 1.25746 -0.00468706 1.52445 0.0002572C1.79144 0.00520146 2.05227 0.0813301 2.28 0.220781L15.7875 8.4839C16.0055 8.6156 16.1856 8.80145 16.3105 9.0234C16.4353 9.24534 16.5006 9.49582 16.5 9.75047Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t                        <\/p><p>Your mammalian brain <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5987037\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">evolved to keep you alive<\/a>, not happy. When modern life presents you with stressful situations\u2014traffic jams, work pressures, particularly hot and evil temperatures\u2014your ancient survival systems register these &#8220;threats&#8221; with the same emotional urgency as a saber-toothed tiger attack.<\/p><h2>Putting the 90-second rule into practice<\/h2><p>So, what does this really look like in real life knowing the science is only half the battle?<\/p><p><strong>Step 1: Notice the surge.<\/strong> When you feel that familiar rush of anger, frustration, or anxiety, create a mental note. &#8220;Okay, this is a chemically induced wave of emotion,&#8221; you might say to yourself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenrkoenig.com\/blog\/the-90-second-emotion-rule?tmpl=component&amp;print=1&amp;format=print\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">without judgment<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Step 2: Set a timer, literally.<\/strong> For the first 90 seconds, your job is to observe. Feel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lisachentherapy.com\/blog\/the-90-second-rule-how-neuroscience-can-stop-emotional-overwhelm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">every emotion to its fullest<\/a>: your heart racing, your muscles tensing, your breath shortening. Acknowledge these physical sensations without trying to fix or stop them.<\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/hbo-resort-hbo-max-white-lotus-sUamF1mOool9xw4V06\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p><\/div><p><strong>Step 3: Breathe and wait.<\/strong> Deep breathing can help <a href=\"https:\/\/imparttherapy.com\/the-90-second-rule-and-pmdd\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">calm your nervous system<\/a> after an onslaught of chemical reactions and prevent your brain from fueling the emotional fire mentally.<\/p><p><strong>Step 4: Choose your response.<\/strong> When those 90 seconds pass, you have what Gawdat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/05\/happiness-researcher-shares-his-90-second-rule-to-live-a-better-more-fulfilled-life.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">calls a &#8220;buffer,&#8221;<\/a> a moment of clarity when you can decide what to do next.<\/p><p><strong>Step 5: Apply the three questions.<\/strong> If you&#8217;re still upset after the initial wave, run through Gawdat&#8217;s reality-check framework.<\/p><p>The 90-second rule offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/the-90-second-habit-that-can-change-your-life-with-mo-gawdat\/id1500444735?i=1000713335135\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">unique perspective on relating to your vitally essential emotions<\/a>. Emotions provide information about the environment and motivate us to take action. The 90-second rule helps us experience our emotions fully without letting them hijack our entire day\u2014or life.<\/p><h2>The happiness equation connection<\/h2><p>This framework connects to Gawdat&#8217;s broader &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/moment-153-happiness-engineer-explains-the-exact\/id1291423644?i=1000649284436&amp;l=fr-CA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">happiness equation<\/a>,&#8221; which posits that happiness equals life events minus expectations. Much of our suffering comes not from what happens to us, but from the gap between the triggering event and what we think should happen.<\/p><div class=\"rm-embed embed-media\"><\/div><p>As Gawdat puts it, &#8220;Life doesn&#8217;t give a damn about you. It&#8217;s your choice how you react to every one of [life&#8217;s challenges]&#8221;. Which may sound harsh, but when put into practice, can prove quite liberating.<\/p><p>The next time you feel yourself crashing out, remember: you have 90 seconds to feel as irrational as humanly possible. After that? 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