The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking

He has written several books and reports on happiness, subjective well-being and quality of life and is often used as a public speaker around the world. The Art of Making Memories examines how mental images are made, stored, and recalled in our brains, as well as the art of letting gowhy we tend to forget certain moments to make room for deeper, more meaningful ones. Meik Wiking (yes that's his real name) is CEO of The Happiness Research Institute. He is the author of three globally bestselling books which have sold. Meik has been called The Indiana Jones of Smiles and probably the World's Happiest Man by The Times. Written in Meik's warm and funny trademark style, filled with infographics, illustrations, and photographs, and featuring 'Happy Memory Tips', The Art of Making Memoriesis a life-affirming read which show you it's easier than you think to make your life unforgettable. Meik Wiking founded the world's first Happiness Research Institute in 2013, in Copenhagen, Denmark and is a New York Times and Sunday Times Bestselling author.

In The Art of Making Memories he brings together his extensive research drawn from the world's biggest study on happy memories (which involved 1000 people from 75 countries), conducted at the Happiness Research Institute, along with data and diaries, interviews, global surveys and studies, and real-life behavioural science and happiness experiments, to explain the nuances of nostalgia, the different ways we form memories around our experiences, and how we can become better at recalling them. Combining his signature charm with Scandinavian forthrightness, and featuring 'Happy Memory Tips', The Art of Making Memories is an inspiration meditation and practical guide filled with ideas to help us make the memories that will bring us joy throughout our lives. Happiness expert Meik Wiking has the answers. But how do we make and keep the memories that bring us lasting joy? Why is it that a piece of music, a smell, a taste can take us back to something we had forgotten? How is it that we remember our first kiss in detail, but barely remember anything of a fortnight's holiday from five years ago? Memories are the cornerstones of our identity, shaping who we are, how we act, and how we feel. The third book from the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute and internationally bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge, Meik Wiking.

The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking