If you happened to read the Little Book of Hygge that was everywhere a few years ago, this is a similarly styled (and similarly lightweight) ‘how to be happy’ guide- down to the similar pictures and easy-read formatting. Russell, who is a British journalist now living in Denmark, takes ideas and ideals of happiness from a variety of cultures, describes them over a short chapter, and then gives a ‘how to’ list at the end that gives ideas for incorporating. While I appreciated the sentiment […]
Not academic, but that’s also not really the point
The Atlas of Happiness: The Global Secrets of How to Be Happy by Helen Russell
