Explores ten aspects of Danish life that afford them high levels of happiness and fulfillment, including trust, education, freedom, equal opportunities, realism, respect, work-life balance, relationship with money, modesty, and gender equality.
For decades Denmark has ranked at the top of the world’s happiness surveys.How is it that these 5.6 million Danes are so content when they livein a country that is dark and cold nine months of the year and where incometaxes are at almost 60 percent? At a time when talk across the Western worldis focused on unemployment woes, government overreach, and anti-taxationlobbies, our Danish counterparts seem to breathe a healthier and fresher air.Interweaving anecdotes and research, Malene Rydahl explores how the valuesof trust, education, and a healthy work-life balance with purpose—to name justa few—contribute to a “happy” population. From eye-opening stories aboutopen-air vegetable stands to babies safely left unattended while parents havecoffee, to very generous paternity leave policies, Rydahl provides tips that wecan all apply to our daily lives regardless of where we live.
This international bestsellershows why the Danes are happyand how we can be, too.