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Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

We are social creatures, and the importance of this is clearly seen when one compares the satisfaction people feel in relationships with their overall satisfaction with life. The most important social relationships are close relationships in which you experience things together with others, and experience being understood; where you share thoughts and feelings, and both give and receive support. In one word: hygge. — Meik Wiking

Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

But one of the main reasons why Denmark does so well in international happiness surveys is the welfare state, as it reduces uncertainty, worries and stress in the population. You can say that Denmark is the happiest country in the world or you can say that Denmark is the least unhappy country in the world. The welfare state is really good (not perfect, but good) at reducing extreme unhappiness. Universal and free health care, free university education and relatively generous unemployment benefits go a long way towards reducing unhappiness. — Meik Wiking

Hygge Quotes By Freja Petersen

go ahead and make those changes. But How On Earth Do You Do This? Well, there are a number of approaches that work and it is certainly just the case of you spending some time figuring out which option is going to be best for you. Anyway, these are just some great ideas that could very well be worth exploring for you in your own life. 1. Understand what hygge means to you personally The first thing is to really understand what hygge means to you on a personal level. This is key because it — Freja Petersen

Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

Adults are not supposed to play. We are supposed to stress, have worries and be too busy dealing with life's problems. But according to a study undertaken by Princeton University and led by Alan Krueger, Professor in Economics and Public Affairs there, we are happiest when we are involved in engaging leisure activities. — Meik Wiking

Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

The rule of thumb is: the lower the temperature of the light, the more hygge. A camera flash is around 5,500 Kelvin (K), fluorescent tubes are 5,000K, incandescent lamps 3,000K, while sunsets and wood and candle flames are about 1,800K. That is your hygge sweet spot. The — Meik Wiking

Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

So, to all you introverts out there, do not feel embarrassed or boring for being a person who prefers things that are hygge. — Meik Wiking

Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

The closest you will ever come to seeing vampires burnt by daylight is by inviting a group of Danes for a hygge dinner and then placing them under a 5,000K fluorescent light tube. At first, they will squint, trying to examine the torture device you have placed in the ceiling. Then, as dinner begins, observe how they will move uncomfortably around in their chairs, compulsively scratching and trying to suppress twitches. — Meik Wiking

Hygge Quotes By Iben Dissing Sandahl

The concept of togetherness and hygge has so many implications but essentially it is putting yourself aside for the benefit of the whole. — Iben Dissing Sandahl

Hygge Quotes By Iben Dissing Sandahl

The Danish phenomenon "hygge" is about creating an atmosphere that is warm, relaxed, friendly, close, loving, comfortable and welcoming - a state of feeling connected and loved. — Iben Dissing Sandahl

Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

We were all tired after hiking and were half asleep, sitting in a semicircle around the fireplace in the cabin, wearing big sweaters and woolen socks. The only sounds you could hear were the stew boiling, the sparks from the fireplace, and someone having a sip of mulled wine. Then one of my friends broke the silence. "Could this be any more hygge?" he asked rhetorically. "Yes," one of the women said after a moment. "If there was a storm raging outside." We all nodded. — Meik Wiking

Hygge Quotes By Robert Lane Greene

Bryson says we have no word for the Danish hygge, then goes on to tell us exactly what it means: "instantly satisfying and cozy" (though — Robert Lane Greene

Hygge Quotes By Iben Dissing Sandahl

Hygge" is like a good hug - but without the physical contact. — Iben Dissing Sandahl

Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

We were silent, tired, and happy, and it was pure hygge. — Meik Wiking

Hygge Quotes By Meik Wiking

Hygge has been called everything from "the art of creating intimacy," "coziness of the soul," and "the absence of annoyance," to "taking pleasure from the presence of soothing things," "cozy togetherness," and my personal favorite, "cocoa by candlelight". HyggeMeik Wiking