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.

A UK college has started teaching students the Danish concept of hygge - said to make homes nicer and people happier. But what exactly is it and is it exportable? Sitting by the fire on a cold night, ...

2016 has been a tough year, with a series of bruising political events, heartbreaking natural disasters and unexpected celebrity deaths. By some accounts, even the long-awaited episodes of Gilmore ...

The world is fast-paced and it seems that people are always hustling to get where they’re going. For many, feeling relaxed, content, and mindful might never happen. This is part of the reason why the ...

For some, the winter is a magical time of year. For others like me, it’s a gloomy, cold, darkness you just have to wait out. But there’s a better way to get through winter. A mindset that involves ...

Professor of Psychology, the Glenn E. & Mary Line Todd Chair in the Social Sciences, Dickinson College This year’s World Happiness Report again ranks Denmark among the top three happiest of 155 ...