The Little Book of Lykke
by Meik Wiking
The Happiness Research Institute's CEO on what the happiest countries do: togetherness, money handled well, health, freedom, trust, kindness. Each chapter mixes data with examples from Denmark and elsewhere. Light, illustrated and more substantial than its format suggests.
Read it if…
you want happiness research in a pleasant, quick package.
Skip it if…
you want depth; it is a gift book.
Three things you will actually use
- Togetherness is the strongest predictor.
- Trust is built by small, public acts.
- Buy experiences and time, not things.
Do this first
Read the chapter on trust and do one thing that assumes the best of a stranger.
Our verdict
Happiness research, pleasantly.
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