loved this book. very randomly started it before our copie trip. but then it coincided so perfectly.... and i literally flew through it once i got home. danish people really intrigue me, and i feel like i learned more about them through this book, but also just about happiness and society in general.
last couple chapters did drag a little though.
things i loved
+ their attitude towards community and how they work really hard to know their neighbors and be a part of one another's lives
+ the author talking about trust, which made me realize just how little trust i feel in our society... and noticing just how freeing it is when you do trust those around you (this is more in a literal sense of trusting people won't steal etc. not so much emotional trust)
+ the danish attitude towards money, just how unmaterialistic they are, and the idea of investing in experiences rather than things
+ work life balance (that's just scandinavian countries in general though)
+ learning empathy and how to sympathize from a really young age (apparently something that they even talk about with kids in school... and they don't get grades until 8th grade - say what?!)
+ kindness and how that makes you feel better than anything else might

there was so much more, but this is all i can think of from the top of my head

hoping this book reminds me to be happier. it's easy to get caught up in the nitty gritty and miss out on life. going to try and focus more on relationships, experiences, and using free time for enriching activities that bring happiness (bye insta - hello books + knitting) - bring on all the lykke (and hygge because hello february)

(giving it 4 stars because i feel like some parts could be shorter or left out. i think the writer tried to make this longer to feel more like a 'book')

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