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The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living
Resumen
Embrace Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) and become happier with this definitive guide to the Danish philosophy of comfort, togetherness, and well-being.
Why are Danes the happiest people in the world? The answer, says Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, is Hygge. Loosely translated, Hygge-pronounced Hoo-ga-is a sense of comfort, togetherness, and well-being. "Hygge is about an atmosphere and an experience," Wiking explains. "It is about being with the people we love. A feeling of home. A feeling that we are safe."
Hygge is the sensation you get when you're cuddled up on a sofa, in cozy socks under a soft throw, during a storm. It's that feeling when you're sharing comfort food and easy conversation with loved ones at a candlelit table. It is the warmth of morning light shining just right on a crisp blue-sky day.
The Little Book of Hygge introduces you to this cornerstone of Danish life, and offers advice and ideas on incorporating it into your own life, such as:
Get comfy. Take a break. Be here now. Turn off the phones. Turn down the lights. Bring out the candles. Build relationships. Spend time with your tribe. Give yourself a break from the demands of healthy living. Cake is most definitely Hygge. Live life today, like there is no coffee tomorrow.From picking the right lighting to organizing a Hygge get-together to dressing hygge, Wiking shows you how to experience more joy and contentment the Danish way.
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This is one of those books you catch yourself wanting to share with everyone, but at the same time keep it a delicious secret all your own. Every morning for the past week I made sure to only listen to this book while getting ready for my day. It was quite the boost I needed each day and it was with some reluctance that I forced myself to savor the reading. I wanted to listen to more! I didn't want Meik Wiking's motivation for living well, living the Danish Way, to stop. Hygge in no way feels overwhelming or impossible to achieve in my life. If anything it feels like many aspects have been in play in my life since I was a child. This so encouraged me and helped to silence doubts I'm dealing with from day to day. I am constantly sharing tidbits of the book with my Mum. "Hygge (pronounced Hoo-ga, though Meik is quick to point you shouldn't stress about the correct pronunciation) means we do..." The ideas are out there and they are coming home to roost! Cherish your family, cherish moments, simplify, relax, slow down!Can I read this again next week? Every week?
The first half of this book was delightful. Full of ideas of how to bring more (for lack of a better English word) cozy into your life, it presents the case for living more simply and with more emphasis on social interactions and relationships. It also talks about cake. A lot. The problem lies in the fact that there was probably enough information for a nice long article, but it was stretched out into a book-length project. It got a bit tedious and repetitive in the last half. I bought this for kindle for $2. I definitely think I got my money's worth. However, with the formatting issues, I do think it would be more enjoyable (and more hygge) as a physical book. So, would I recommend it? Yes. With the understanding that it's a cute little book with some interesting information about attaining happiness, but a lot of it is just gimmick.
Embrace the moment. Realise that life needs cozy moments, moments where you savour them (mindfullness anyone) and if you share them with others it can be a good thing. I think I may have knit a fair few hyggesokker.
This was a great little book. It's one I'm going to give a really good effort to follow. Who doesn't want happiness in their lives and the principle behind Hygge (hoo-ga) appeals to me. Family, friends and the simple things are all central to hygge. They are all central to me.
Cute. The main part of the book is all about 'cozy' and how to achieve it. I'm amazed that readers don't already know all the basics. The last part of the book does talk about the country's universal support system also contributing to a sense of well-being. Also a no-brainer, but it doesn't hurt to repeat that message.
Best for: People looking for a little break, or need to be reminded that it’s okay to take one.In a nutshell: The head of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen offers some ideas for how to enjoy some quiet time.Line that sticks with me: “Basically, you want to think: How would a Viking squirrel furnish a living room?” (p 123)Why I chose it: Honestly, the book’s cover is adorable.Review: This is a surprisingly thick book looking at ways to incorporate the Danish concept of Hygge into life. After reading the book — which I definitely enjoyed — I think that the main idea is that we should seek to build more cosiness into our lives. Given that I live in Seattle, this is an infinitely appealing idea to me. I love curling up with a book. I love candles. I love being cozy.I’m not entirely sure if the book is necessary; do we need 280 pages to tell us that it feels good to snuggle up under a blanket with a cup of tea or cocoa in hand? Or to tell us that it’s nice to have better, softer lighting? Or that connecting on a personal level with our close friends and family is good? No. But it’s nice to be reminded of it, and the illustrations and photos are stunning. But seriously, the lighting ideas are fantastic. Also, I think I want to move to Copenhagen now.
I now know what Hygge is. I also know a lot of other Danish words and how to pronounce them. This was a whole lot of book for what was basically covered in the first chapter. But there was the fun addition of recipes and cool graphics. I just think there was too much repetition and found myself skipping over a lot. Still, I do want to visit, sit in a cafe and partake of all the happiness...BTW, it's pronounced hue-gah
Saw this come through processing at the library... I just really like it.
My home is rather hygge, so it just resonated, and I like the size, the art...
Sometimes a book is good for you because it is.
My home is rather hygge, so it just resonated, and I like the size, the art...
Sometimes a book is good for you because it is.
A Danish researcher on happiness describes the Danish concept of hygge: a safe coziness that permeates Danes' concept of a happy life.Wiking mostly restricts himself to survey data in bolstering his argument that happiness comes from a sense of safety, a liberal dose of unstressful social interaction, and close attention to one's physical surroundings.There is an interesting thread to untangle about the balance between maintaining close long-term relationships and being open-hearted to new people (Wiking calls social circles that are difficult to break into the dark side of hygge). Scandanavians are famously clannish (I imagine it's not poor form to say that as I'm Swedish on one of side of my family), but maintaining one's own close relationships is what fills one's own happiness well, so that one has something to offer people who are really in need of a hot drink and a warm heart. A Swede would call that 'lagom' and a Buddhist would call it the true kind of compassion that is born from a consistent meditation practice. Or in the words of Suze Orman - put your own oxygen mask on first, and then help others :)This looks like a short self-help book, but there's some real substance. I'm still thinking about it several weeks later, And I bought a few candle dishes.
It was SUCH delight to listen to this book! It made me happy just to listen to it.
I recommend it to everyone :)
I recommend it to everyone :)
Adorable and very huggely. Great evening read before sleep. #
Very interesting book about Danish philosophy of life. How to make happy yourself and your loved-ones with simple things such as a home-made dinner, quiet evening at home while outside is a thunder etc.
lovely little book! Full of beautiful and useful examples. Loved every minute of it!
A good book for a rainy day. It gave me some good ideas about how to enjoy life more.
Lovely lovely book !Thank you from the bottom of my hear!
This book helped me to understand better the Danes people. I would like to read a similar book about every nation because you can learn a lot of things from any country. This book made me to realize that happiness is the way you live every day, the way you create and maintain relationships with people you care about. The author has a good observation spirit, an encyclopedic thinking and a very simple and clear way to tell about his research and conclusions.
Can we have this in book version, please? Would be great, thanks.
Charming little book. Hearing the recipes read aloud in the audiobook is a funny experience. Lovely.
Loved it! The narrator has a great soothing voice, the content was useful, and it was a joy to listen to.
A great taste in the Hygge mindset! I have been looking for a feel-good lifestyle book and this book filled my needs. The author has a great voice!
Relaxing and quite helpful if you are serious on improving the quality of life. Made me miss Christmas :)
Is very beautiful! A book for a new health mind !:)
It analyses different dimensions of happiness and try answer the unanswered question of humanity.
Feels too much like a propaganda piece than an actual book. the ideas are cute but never actually developed. the Danes may have great happiness levels but that doesn't mean that someone in a less wealthy country can achieve the same by just geeing some candles and tea.
The book gives a clear description of the concrete meaning of Hygge in the danish context.The reader is enticed to get a taste of hygge while receiving very creative and practical recipes about making it applicable for their lives. Listening to this book is hygge itself!
The simplicity yet depth if the narrative and the examples.
Hygge loosely translates as a sense of comfort, togetherness and well-being. The book is written by the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen which is fitting since the Danes seem to be the happiest people in the world. The author has identified 10 must haves that give you hygge. Basically, coziness, cuddling, candles, comfort, peace and harmony, a sense of home, being grateful and showing up in the present. It seems simple but not something easily achieved by most people. This is a tiny book that can be read in a couple of hours and immediately put this practice into your daily life.
This book made me realize I must have a little Danish in me. An entire country that supports my way of living can only be s little slice of heaven, in my opinion. A warm, fuzzy little read. ?