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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
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Meik Wiking, CEO of Copenhagen-based Happiness Research Institute, outlines why Danes are some of the happiest people in the world. Covering topics from lighting to food, and including recipes and twelve must-have Christmas traditions, Wiking shares the concept of hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) with the rest of the world.
The Little Book of Hygge was pleasant enough, but as an introvert, I found very little new information here. I try to maintain a cozy, welcoming home and I’ve always preferred low lighting. I love candles (although not to the extent that Danes apparently do), sweets, comfort food, and Christmas. My list of close friends is small but I try to see them every time I visit home. I’m apparently already living a hygge lifestyle.
The one idea that I really hope to incorporate when my husband and I stop traveling with his job is hosting a regular night for friends to come over. We tend to meet everyone at restaurants, which limits our time together. A game night or potluck is more personal. Well, it’s more hygge.
I found the book to be repetitive. I was truly tired of the word hygge and all its variations by the time I finished reading this. Every fifth word was hygge (that’s probably an exaggeration). Mr. Wiking frequently cross references his topics. Considering that it’s only 225 small pages with numerous illustrations, I found that curious. I read it in one sitting so there was absolutely no need to tell me that candles were mentioned on other pages every time they came up.
The book itself is a pleasure to hold. It’s just the right size to fit my hands, lightweight, with illustrations in a style that I can only describe as Scandinavian. I found myself just enjoying the feel of the paper.
The Little Book of Hygge does have good ideas and I recommend it for people who want to foster a slower, more cozy and intimate lifestyle. Since that’s already my preference, others, possibly extroverts, may find more new ideas to adopt than I did.
The Little Book of Hygge was pleasant enough, but as an introvert, I found very little new information here. I try to maintain a cozy, welcoming home and I’ve always preferred low lighting. I love candles (although not to the extent that Danes apparently do), sweets, comfort food, and Christmas. My list of close friends is small but I try to see them every time I visit home. I’m apparently already living a hygge lifestyle.
The one idea that I really hope to incorporate when my husband and I stop traveling with his job is hosting a regular night for friends to come over. We tend to meet everyone at restaurants, which limits our time together. A game night or potluck is more personal. Well, it’s more hygge.
I found the book to be repetitive. I was truly tired of the word hygge and all its variations by the time I finished reading this. Every fifth word was hygge (that’s probably an exaggeration). Mr. Wiking frequently cross references his topics. Considering that it’s only 225 small pages with numerous illustrations, I found that curious. I read it in one sitting so there was absolutely no need to tell me that candles were mentioned on other pages every time they came up.
The book itself is a pleasure to hold. It’s just the right size to fit my hands, lightweight, with illustrations in a style that I can only describe as Scandinavian. I found myself just enjoying the feel of the paper.
The Little Book of Hygge does have good ideas and I recommend it for people who want to foster a slower, more cozy and intimate lifestyle. Since that’s already my preference, others, possibly extroverts, may find more new ideas to adopt than I did.
Interesting topic but not enough material for an entire book. This could have been a brief blog post, instead the author repeated the same material multiple times.
Denmark consistently ranks as the happiest country in the world, and this book pinpoints one of the possible explanations for that ranking: hygge. Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) is a Danish idea that loosely translates to a feeling of coziness, comfort, and togetherness. This book outlines some ways the Danes achieve hygge for example drinking hot coffee with friends, snuggling up by the fire with a cozy blanket, or lighting candles. (LOTS of candles. Apparently the Danes burn 13 pounds of candle wax per person per year.)
It's an irresistible idea (who doesn't like eating delicious food in a comfortable setting with close friends and family?) and the book does a great job of giving an overlay of what hygge actually is by providing lots of concrete examples that you could easily implement in order to hygge in your own home. Overall, this was a charming little read.
It's an irresistible idea (who doesn't like eating delicious food in a comfortable setting with close friends and family?) and the book does a great job of giving an overlay of what hygge actually is by providing lots of concrete examples that you could easily implement in order to hygge in your own home. Overall, this was a charming little read.
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Great overview, love the pieces of travel advice and recipes worked in. Beautiful aesthetic maintained in the writing and artwork!
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It's better to listen to it as an audiobook than to read it, because the narration of Wiking gives a whole different wholesome experience! Loved it!
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Such a great read. As ever. It is part of my home bibliotheque. This is such an inspiring and at the same time, relaxing read. I’ve added so many elements of Hygge into my life. What’s more important, perhaps, is that it reminds me to identify and appreciate the little moments of hygge in my everyday. And the hardcover book itself is so pretty. Definitely hyggelit.