{"id":8379,"date":"2021-10-24T09:47:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T09:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?p=8379"},"modified":"2021-10-24T09:47:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T09:47:12","slug":"all-about-meik-wiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/all-about-meik-wiking\/","title":{"rendered":"All about Meik Wiking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we at <a href=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/\">Daastan<\/a> are feeling <em>generous<\/em>. Therefore, we will be talking about books that will help you boost your <em>serotonin levels<\/em>. <em>Aristotle<\/em> believed the purpose of <em>literature<\/em>\u00a0is to provide <em>catharsis<\/em> and <em>purge<\/em> the soul. However, no one needs catharsis or purging all the time through invoking <em>fear and pity<\/em>. Sometimes, we just need to tap into the lighter side of life and reach for <em>little happy moments<\/em>. To do that, we are introducing you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meikwiking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meik Wiking<\/a>, the <em>happiness researcher<\/em> and <em>author<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Meet Meik Wiking<\/h2>\n<p>The year is <em>2012<\/em> and Meik is sitting at home thinking about why the government researches always show <em>Denmark<\/em> to be the <em>happiest<\/em> place in the world over and over again. He thought, <em>\u201cSomebody should look into that\u201d<\/em>. Little did he know at the time, it would be him who would end up becoming <em>world\u2019s most influential happiness researcher<\/em>. After long sleepless nights of <i>brainstorming<\/i>, Meik started working on his ideas.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI started out with what I \u00a0thought was a good idea and a bad laptop.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Today famous as <i>The Indiana Jones of Smiles,<\/i> Meik is not only a successful author but a <i>motivational speaker<\/i> and <i>CEO<\/i> of the <i>Happiness Research Institute.<\/i> His books have translated in more than <strong><i>30<\/i><\/strong> languages across the world. Moreover, he\u00a0is <i>Research Associate<\/i> for Denmark at the <i>World Database of Happiness<\/i>, and also a member of the policy advisory group for the <i>Global Happiness Policy Report<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8391\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-.jpeg\" alt=\"Meik Wiking\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking--225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking--150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking--300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking--696x928.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Art of Making Memories<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone wants to remember their <i>happiest days.<\/i> For some it\u2019s the <i>first step<\/i> their child takes, a <i>hug<\/i> after a long period of distance, a <i>cup of coffee <\/i>after a tiring day, <i>celebrating birthdays<\/i> or any other moment that holds <i>significance<\/i> for them. However, some of us struggle with <i>remembering<\/i>. Sometimes, we are only able to recall a <i>fragment<\/i> of our happy days and all else feels like a <i>smoke screen<\/i>. Is it because we don\u2019t truly live in the moment? Or are we simply bad at keeping score of all the good that happens in our lives. Either way, we all wish for <i>beautiful vivid memories<\/i> to sustain us on the darkest of days. Meik Wiking knows the answer to all these questions. It is because he asks all the right questions himself.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8388\" style=\"width: 1247px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8388\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories.jpeg\" alt=\"Meik Wiking\" width=\"1247\" height=\"1891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories.jpeg 1247w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories-675x1024.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories-768x1165.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories-1013x1536.jpeg 1013w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories-150x227.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories-300x455.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories-696x1055.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Making-Memories-1068x1620.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1247px) 100vw, 1247px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat ingredients produce happy memories? Why is it that a piece of music, a smell, a taste can take us back to something we had forgotten? And can we learn to create happy memories and be better at holding on to them?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The Little Book of\u00a0Hygge<\/h2>\n<p>After hitting upon the idea of researching on<i> \u2018happiness\u2019,<\/i> Meik compiled his book on <i>\u2018hygge\u2019. <\/i>He believes it\u2019s not how you <i>spell<\/i> or <i>pronounce<\/i> it that makes a difference but it\u2019s about <i>feeling<\/i> it. Meik is determined to make us all do the <i>inner work<\/i> and help us embark on the journey of happiness.\u00a0<span class=\"color_11\">We all may try and explain what hygge is. But it is best to leave it to Meik Wiking himself to describe that to us. Afterall he is the <em>happiness scientist.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span class=\"color_11\">\u201cHygge\u00a0has been described as everything from &#8220;the art of creating intimacy&#8221;, &#8220;cosines of the soul&#8221;, &#8220;the absence of annoyance&#8221; to &#8220;taking pleasure from the presence of soothing things&#8221;, &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"color_11\">cosy<\/span><span class=\"color_11\"> togetherness&#8221; and &#8220;the pursuit of everyday pleasures&#8221;.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8389\" style=\"width: 1125px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8389\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge-.jpeg\" alt=\"Meik Wiking\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge-.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge--219x300.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge--749x1024.jpeg 749w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge--768x1050.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge--1124x1536.jpeg 1124w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge--150x205.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge--300x410.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge--696x952.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Hygge--1068x1460.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Little Book of Hygge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHappiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2015 <span class=\"authorOrTitle\">Meik Wiking, <\/span><span id=\"quote_book_link_30045683\">The Little Book of Hygge<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The Little Book of\u00a0Lykke<\/h2>\n<p>Continuing our journey of exploring Danish secrets to happiness, we have another book by Meik Wiking. <em>The Little Book of Lykke<\/em>\u00a0takes one on the journey of<i> inner fulfilment<\/i>. In addition, Meik also shares <i>stories<\/i> and <i>habits<\/i> of the happiest people from the world to show us what they are doing right in order stay happy. While Meik agrees that Danish people are the happiest, he also tells his readers that happiness is not limited to a certain <i>region or nation<\/i>. Infact, it can be found in every corner of the world. And so he begins his search and documents it in his book.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8390\" style=\"width: 1152px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8390\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke-.jpeg\" alt=\"Meik Wiking \" width=\"1152\" height=\"1613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke-.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke--214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke--731x1024.jpeg 731w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke--768x1075.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke--1097x1536.jpeg 1097w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke--150x210.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke--300x420.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke--696x975.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meik-Wiking-Book-of-Lykke--1068x1495.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Little Book of Lykke by Meik Wiking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"color_11\">\u201cFrom how we spend our precious time, to how we relate to our <\/span><span class=\"color_11\">neighbours<\/span><span class=\"color_11\"> and cook dinner, he gathers evidence, stories <\/span><span class=\"color_11\">and<\/span><span class=\"color_11\"> tips from the very happiest corners of the planet. This is the ultimate guide to how we can all find a little more\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"color_11\">lykke in our lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We hope you enjoyed this little journey of happiness with us. For more literary goodness, stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we at Daastan are feeling generous. Therefore, we will be talking about books that will help you boost your serotonin levels. Aristotle believed the purpose of literature\u00a0is to provide catharsis and purge the soul. However, no one needs catharsis or purging all the time through invoking fear and pity. 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