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Don’t look for people without vices. Instead, look for people who are up-front about them. Everybody has a dark side, and people are much more trustworthy when you know their weaknesses.
28 Pieces of Life Advice
David Perell
THE HYGGE MANIFESTO
1. ATMOSPHERE Turn down the lights.
2. PRESENCE Be here now. Turn off the phones.
3. PLEASURE Coffee, chocolate, cookies, cakes, candy. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
4. EQUALITY “We” over “me.” Share the tasks and the airtime.
5. GRATITUDE Take it in. This might be as good as it gets.
6. HARMONY It’s not a competition. We already like you. There is no need to brag about your achievements.
7. COMFORT Get comfy. Take a break. It’s all about relaxation.
8. TRUCE No drama. Let’s discuss politics another day.
9. TOGETHERNESS Build relationships and narratives. “Do you remember the time we . . . ?”
10. SHELTER This is your tribe. This is a place of peace and security.
The Little Book of Hygge
Meik Wiking
Asking the zottarich to redeem themselves by giving money away acknowledges that they deserve it all, should be in charge of deciding where it goes. It’s pretending that you can get rich without being a bandit. Letting them decide what gets funded declares the planet to be a giant corporation that the major shareholders get to direct. It says that government is just middle-management, hired or fired on the whim of the directors.”
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