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12 Quotes That (If Applied) Help You To Be Happier, Cozier & Calmer
How implementing Nordic Hygge habits leads to a more satisfying lifestyle.
The Nordic practice of ‘Hygge’ loosly translates to mean coziness and wellbeing in English. Denmark, known as one of the happiest nations on earth attributes that title to the widespread Hygge culture there. Implementing key Hygge habits just might lead to a happier, calmer and more satisfying lifestyle.
Key Hygge habits include:
- Doing things slowly and simply.
- Creating a cozy environment.
- Practicing gratitude and presence.
- Celebrating togetherness.
Do Things Slowly & Simply
- “Hygge is humble and slow. It is choosing rustic over new, simple over posh and ambience over excitement. In many ways, hygge might be the Danish cousin to slow and simple living.”
— Meik Wiking (The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living) - “Hygge is about having less, enjoying more; the pleasure of simply being.
It is generous and celebratory, a way to remember the importance of the simple act of living itself.”― Louisa Thomsen Brits, The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well
Create A Cozy Environment
- “What a splendid piece of furniture an armchair is, of utmost importance and usefulness to a…