HYGGE Why the Danes Are Happy Book Review

Book Review - Dan ⻨ Why People Are Happy

Working in an office building in Shenzhen, I was embraced by a 30-story building made of glittering glass and reinforced concrete, the streets were flowing endlessly, pedestrians were in a hurry, and the Meituan takeaway brother was "twisting" on the sidewalk to be the first, everything was so crowded, so noisy, fast and hurried.

How many people like me, after graduation, leave their parents and family, go to a first-tier city to work hard, squeeze on the subway after work, slide over one endless short video after another on the mobile phone screen, as if they want to find some comfort and happiness of the East," but they have not found, only the time that has passed, and a face of fatigue or expressionlessness.

Think about how long you haven't really laughed, how long have your tense nerves and muscles not relaxed, when everyone around you is catching up with time, you can't slow down the pace of progress, in the days of struggle in the big city, do you think you are happy, can you feel real happiness?

Imagine what kind of life is happy, how to make the current life a little more sweet, more elements of happiness, the happiness institute people may give us the answer.

They study happiness data, study the world's happiness superpower Dan ⻨, study how to make people happier, among which mike Wikin published a book "HYGGE, Dan ⻨ why people are happy", which I want to share today, the book unlocks the dan ⻨ people's happiness code, let us follow the footsteps of Dan ⻨ people, together to explore the path of happiness, unlock personal happiness and happiness (the ability to obtain happiness) it.

HYGGE Why the Danes are happy

Dan people live in the "sunshine desert" area of the earth, the sunshine is scarce, even dogs suffer from depression, but dan people can sow happiness on this perennial dark frozen soil and become the happiest country in the world.

So how they are happy. In Dan⻨, there is a word called HYGGE, which is closely related to happiness. What is HYGGE?

Certain emotions or feelings, we may not find a word that can be well described and expressed, with small luck, happiness, warmth, comfort? None of them seem to fit.

Even if you can't find the word, it doesn't matter, just as you don't need to spell love, you just need to feel love.

Again, you don't need to spell HYGGE, you just have to feel it.

So, what does HYGGE feel like?

When you are wearing comfortable housecoats, lazily curled up in a soft blanket, drinking a cup of fragrant coffee, relaxing, this is very HYGGE;

When you sit by the warm fireplace, holding the book you love to read, your thoughts follow the story in the book, accompanied by the sound of firewood burning "fire laughter" Drifting into the distance, the kind of flow state of concentration and self-forgetfulness, this is very HYGGE;

When you get together with a close family, even if you don't talk, the magnetic field around you is full of love, transmitting love, the peace of mind of being accompanied, the feeling of home, which is very HYGGE;

The above scene is reminiscent of HYGGE.

In addition, cakes, sweets, mulled wine, twist bread, jam, wooden furniture, books, riding ... The authors believe that HYGGE has a taste, sound, smell and texture, and you can feel it clearly.

The taste is related to eating East⻄, not too different, too luxurious, too strange East ⻄. The taste should be sweet, such as honey in tea, sugar in cakes, and red wine when stewing meat.

Hygge's sound is the sound of fire sputtering when firewood is burning. It should be quiet and single, like raindrops falling on the eaves, cooking, painting, walking on the wooden floor, whistling outside the window, when wrapped in a safe and comfortable quilt, the thunder outside.

The smell of HYGGE varies from person to person, but the smell you are familiar with may be the apple scent emanating from the apple tree in the yard, the soap fragrance on your clothes, they are your familiar, habitual smell, and they are the smell that can make you feel safe.

HYGGE feels like you touch a wooden desk with your fingers. Handmade items that take a lot of time, vintage old objects, are usually more Hyggeligt than the easily available replicable new items that are bought, and the small East is more Hyggeligt than the big One. Those eroded by time are more like the touch of Hyggeligt, the warmer touch, and the comfort of the touch in a harsh environment.

Even rough, imperfect surfaces, but as long as it is organic, natural, such as handicrafts made of wood, ceramics, leather, wool, etc., it is more Hyggeligt than products made of glittering glass, metal, reinforced cement.

This is very much in line with the concept of MUJI, and I would like to share an excerpt from muji here.

"Falling cotton, also cotton, primary color, is also a natural color. Behind every good product, there is a reason for the value for money.

The "imperfect" appearance of the "wood" will not be discarded, the strawberries of different sizes made of zero", is also delicious and worth tasting, carefully selected ⻝ material, but not limited to the appearance of the size of the consistency. A large number of surplus materials can also be recycled, and the residual material fibers are made into yarn, and then sewn into clothes and made into suspender pants, which is also comfortable. The falling cotton, which omits the bleaching process, can highlight its "true color" and make a cotton rag, which is also easy to use. Bound with a hemp rope, no extra packaging, simple and generous, but also a little burden for the earth.

Use natural, eco-friendly materials, omit unnecessary processing, and do not over-package. No need to emphasize perfection, not necessarily good-looking, not deliberately processed, naturally natural, this is very hyggeligt, just like some people do not wear makeup, just like some people's wild eyebrows, a somewhat fluffy lazy and casual hairstyle, wearing a loose knitted wool sweater. It's very hyggeligt. How to see HYGGE. In the tundra where sunlight is scarce, there must be light, hygge is the quality of the Dan people require a sense of design with temperature.

"HYGGE is related to lighting, and if the light is too bright, it is not Hyggeligt".

In Dan⻨, candles are burning lights that drive away darkness and bring warmth. Dan loves to light candles, living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, are all places where they light candles. Think of the romance we had when we made candlelit dinners, and the Dan people were the most romantic and welcoming group in the world who would use this candlelight.

In addition, the Dan people are very careful in choosing lamps, they pursue lighting with texture and design, and try their best to create the most comfortable lighting atmosphere. They designed PH lamps that avoid glare and illuminate softly and evenly. The dim and cool light will make people feel chilling,

The soft amber light can create a warm atmosphere in the cold dark night, but the ambient atmosphere created by the light is crucial to enhance the sense of happiness.

Through the pursuit of light, Dan people not only solve the problem of sunshine scarcity, but even have an extra happiness exclusive to light than countries without sunshine problems.

Hyggeligt is also associated with calmness, where everything is done slowly. For example, snowflakes falling softly in the air, slow motion, dull, the natural color is Hyggeligt.

Hyggeligt is dull, rustic and slow, just as the simple slow life of the Dan people.

From each degree of the five senses, feel what ISGGE and what happiness is. So have you, get to the happiness of Dan⻨people? Have you appreciated Dan's concept of human happiness?

Do you agree with this concept of happiness?

I hope that the editor of the publishing house will find me, a writer who loves to read and write book reviews. Then send me books and books to cooperate with yo [send hearts] [laughs]