The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living
- ISBN-10
- 0062658816
- ISBN-13
- 9780062658814
- Category
- Self-Help
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-01-17
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Author
- Meik Wiking
Description
New York Times Bestseller 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.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2016-11-16
- - pages
- Paperback
- National Geographic Books
Similar books
-
The Digested Read
By John CracePhilip Roth, Don Delillo, Margaret Drabble, Paul Auster, Alice Sebold, John Updike, Tom Wolfe, Ruth Rendell, A.S. Byatt, John LeCarre, Michael Crichton and Ian McEwan all emerge delightfully scathed in this book that makes it easy to talk ...
-
The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well
By Louisa Thomsen BritsHygge is a feeling of belonging and warmth, a moment of comfort and contentment. This beautiful little book will help you to find hygge and embrace it every day.
-
Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness
By Marie Tourell SøderbergFull of beautiful photographs and simple, practical steps and ideas to make your home comforting and content, this book is the easy way to introduce hygge into your life.
-
The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World's Happiest People
By Meik WikingThis is the ultimate guide to how we can all find a little more lykke in our lives.
-
The Little Book of Fika: The Uplifting Daily Ritual of the Swedish Coffee Break
By Lynda BalslevThis delightful gift book offers an introduction to the tradition along with recipes to help you establish your own fika practice.
-
The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Remember Happy Moments
By Meik WikingGreat memories! Meik Wiking—happiness researcher and New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke—shows us how to create memories that make life sweet in this charming book.
-
Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes
By Tom RathOnce in a while, a book comes along that changes how you think, feel, and act every day. In Eat Move Sleep, #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Rath delivers a book that will improve your health for years to come.
-
Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living
By Linnea DunneThis delightfully illustrated book gives you the lowdown on this transformative approach to life and examines how the lagom ethos has helped boost Sweden to the No.10 ranking in 2017's World Happiness Report.
-
Dwell, Gather, Be: Design for Moments
By Alexandra Gove" -Meik Wiking, Author of The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well and CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen In a world where perfectly designed homes are encountered at every turn, Dwell, Gather, Be goes deeper ...
-
The Hygge Life: Embracing the Nordic Art of Coziness Through Recipes, Entertaining, Decorating, Simple Rituals, and Family Traditions
By Jody Eddy, Gunnar Karl GíslasonThe hygge life does more than just explain this philosophy, it teaches you how to apply hygge to all aspects of life throughout the year, from elevating your morning with perfectly brewed coffee to impromptu gatherings with family and ...