CAST your mind back to 2016 and you may remember one particular buzzword that dominated the cultural zeitgeist – hygge (pronounced 'hoo-guh') – the cosy Danish lifestyle concept that became a ...

Meik Wiking (pronounced Mike Viking) believes that he has the secrets to happiness. And there is good reason to listen to him — he has become a leading expert on the matter since he founded The ...

Meik Wiking is on a treasure hunt. The author of recently-released The Little Book of Lykke, sets out to uncover why Danes are considered the happiest people in the world. Lykke is the Danish word for ...

As much as January is a time for self-improvement, it can also be tough to stay motivated as the dead of winter sets in. Meik Wiking knows a few thing about staying energized during the colder months ...

The Danish word "hygge" was shortlisted as the Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year 2016. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Meik Wiking, the author of The Little Book of Hygge, about the concept.

In our information-saturated world, there's one thing that always cuts through the noise: our memories of happy moments. The scent of your favorite cookies baking, that song you played every day on ...