Meik Wiking is the CEO at The Happiness Research Institute and he's a New York Times bestselling author. He's written The Little Book of Hygge followed by The Little Book of Lykke (today's focus).

In this episode, we discuss:

• What is happiness?
• Overall happiness vs happiness in the here and now
• Establishing The Happiness Research Institute
• The benefits of co-housing
• Applying co-housing principles to living in a "regular" neighbourhood
• The importance of social support systems (friends & family)
• The impact of taking a week off from Facebook
• People care about their position in the social hierarchy
• Linking special purchases to a noteworthy occasion
• It's better to buy experiences vs things
• Forming a free-fun fellowship
• Decoupling wealth and well-being
• Building exercise/movement into our daily routines
• Shinrin-yoku/forest bathing
• On average, people who are self-employed are happier
• Tiger parents vs elephant parents
• Parents vs non-parents... who is happier?
• The lost wallet experiment
• Trust and happiness are linked
• The helper's high
• The free help guy
• Cooking and eating with friends

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Related links:

Meik Wiking - The Little Book of Lykke

Meik Wiking - The Little Book of Hygge

Happiness Research Institute

Follow Meik on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

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Sunwarrior Fitness Challenge

Related episodes:

330: Meik Wiking – The Art Of Making Memories

252: Srinivas Rao – Creating For An Audience Of One • Creativity Leads To Happiness • Cognitive Bandwidth

242: Sarah Knight – You Do You • Happiness In Imperfection • Managing Anxiety

154: Michelle Gielan – Broadcasting Happiness • Seeing Stress As A Challenge • Social Support = Happier You

105: Sharon Salzberg – Real Happiness: The Power Of Meditation

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