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Hi everyone! I’m Michelle L. Dozois, a friend of Smarter Living, and this week the editor, Tim Herrera, has invited to me to talk about one of my favorite topics: hygge.

Hygge (pronounced HOO-gah) is the Danish concept of coziness. If you’re not familiar, here’s a crash course, and if you want to dive in further (you will, and you should), here are some books to check out.

Winter is the most hygge season — you can be hygge in summer, but it’s much easier to achieve when it’s cold outside — and my favorite hygge tradition is to seek out New York City’s best mulled wine. (I recommend The Grey Dog’s.)