#32 The Science of Happiness with Meik Wiking
\u201cGlobally we are richer than ever before, but we fail to convert that wealth into wellbeing\u201d\n\xa0\nMeik Wiking, author of best-selling book Hygge, understands happiness better than anyone. In his role as Founder and CEO of the world's only Happiness Research Institute, he has travelled the globe interviewing the world's happiest people to discover the key components of happiness. In this episode, we explore the fascinating findings of his research and uncover what we can learn from the world\u2019s happiest countries.\xa0\xa0We talk about the impact of stress on our happiness and how although we are richer than ever before, we have failed to convert that wealth into wellbeing. It seems that despite all our cultural differences, we as a human race have a very similar view of happiness across the world.\xa0Meik\xa0and I discuss how one of the most important components of a happy life is meaning and purpose and how this has been gradually eroded from our lives.\xa0\xa0This is an eye-opening and fascinating conversation \u2013 I hope you enjoy it.\nMy upcoming book, \u2018The Stress Solution\u2019 covers meaning and purpose in great detail.\xa0\xa0You can pre-order it on Amazon.\nShow notes available at\xa0drchatterjee.com/happy\nFollow me on instagram.com/drchatterjee/\nFollow me on facebook.com/DrChatterjee/\nFollow me on twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.