The Little Book of Hygge The Little Book of Hygge

The Little Book of Hygge

Danish Secrets to Happy Living

    • 4.1 • 148 Ratings
    • $13.99

Publisher 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.

GENRE
Health, Mind & Body
RELEASED
2017
January 17
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
240
Pages
PUBLISHER
William Morrow
SELLER
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
SIZE
10.7
MB

Customer Reviews

Gwengwen0308 ,

Can’t wait to try those places mentioned in this book

Foooooooood!
Hygggggggge!

bbyes1111 ,

Easy read, converted me

Quick easy read and makes you appreciate the little things in life. As a lifelong winter hater, this has made me see the cold months in a new light and no longer dread them.

Woolfairy ,

Charming and Inspiring

I haven’t highlighted so many passages in a book I read for enjoyment in a long time. The book is not only about hygge - it *is* hygge. Really the only downside is that I think this book would be better in paper, but then it isn’t quite as easy to highlight and annotate. It will be a wonderful resource to pull up when I feel a need to be inspired to live better. And anything that brings the office phrase “Cake Watch” into the vernacular is a worthy contributor to the public discourse.

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