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Secrets to Happiness Around the World
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With the toll 2020 took on all of us, the pursuit of happiness seemed more challenging than ever, but we learned that everyone can relate to isolation and dark days. How each of us finds happiness is another story though, suggests The Atlas of Happiness: The Global Secrets of How to Be Happy, in which Helen Russell shares 30 countries’ take on contentment. Our list below highlights some of our favorite cultural concepts from the book, as well as some additions. From channeling your inner grit—or sisu—to surviving extended darkness like in Finland, or embracing fleeting, imperfect moments of life suggested by the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, here are the secrets to well-being and joy around the world. —Kathleen Rellihan
J a n ua r y 15, 2021
