Welcome to Impact Theory! I’ve got an exciting two-part episode for today with the intriguing, at-times controversial, Gad Saad. 
Known for his controversial views and unique approach to life, Gad believes that happiness is not an end goal but a byproduct of specific behaviors. He shares his insights and views of why the path to happiness is sometimes controversial when truth and authenticity are your highest values. Though this has led to death threats, Gad Saad, a renowned author, YouTuber, and award-winning professor who asserts that happiness is not a destination, but a byproduct of specific behaviors.
“The only road to individual dignity and sustained existential happiness is to adopt an ethos of personal agency. You are the ultimate architect of your own happiness, so get to work.” 
-Gad Saad
We open the door for deeper conversation as Gad explores our need for intellectual variety, operating from a non-fractured personality, and being truly antifragile in the sense of being able to handle opposing views and beliefs.
Stay tuned for the second part of this compelling discussion as we start digging how an absurd amount of failure and rejections translate into happiness.

Saad Truths:
“It's very very difficult for me to not be authentic if I need to defend some truth claim, [...] so the death threats come from the fact that I have to decide, am I going to be a fanatic and walk away from a defense of truth, or am I going to be authentic not only to myself, but to truth by stepping on some toes? And regrettably, at times I step on the wrong toes, which yields some death threats.”
“Don't worry about taking a statin to lower your LDL scores. Make sure that you have two, three, four friends that you really trust and love and you can engage in reciprocal rituals with.”
“I don't think you can solve some of the most important novel problems if they're not at the cusp of interdisciplinary.”
“Having a conciliate mindset, being a generalist, in my view, are probably the best ways to crack novel problems.”

Follow Gad Saad:
Website: https://www.gadsaad.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GadSaad 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorgadsaad/ 

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