Hygge — The Danish art of cozy contentment — warmth, presence, and finding enough in small things.

Denmark is consistently among the happiest countries on earth, through long, dark, expensive winters — and Danes credit hygge (pronounced HOO-gah). It is not a thing you buy; it is an atmosphere you create: candlelight instead of glare, a warm drink, soft textures, the people you love close by, screens away, and time that is allowed to go slow. Hygge is the deliberate practice of noticing and savo