Najnovija knjiga meni i svijetu najdražeg stručnjaka za sreću otkriva tajne sreće na poslu. Uzmemo li u obzir da na poslu provodimo trećinu svoga života potpuno je jasno zašto se Wiking ovaj put odlučio istražiti sreću Danaca na poslu.
Danci slove kao jedan od najsretnijih naroda, a isto se pokazalo i u poslovnom dijelu njihova života. Gotovo dvije trećine Danaca voli svoj posao, a čak preko polovice ih tvrdi da bi nastavilo raditi i da ne trebaju. Prema Wikingu povjerenje u državu izrazito je bitno za sreću. Danci uglavnom ne poznaju strah od gubitka posla jer ih država dočeka poput brižnog roditelja i omogući koliko toliko bezbrižno traženje novog posla.
Koliko god ne želim zvučati negativno i depresivno nažalost daleko smo mi od takve bezbrižnosti i na trenutke su mi se dijelovi o kojima piše činili utopijski. Gubitak posla u Hrvatskoj i dalje je jedan od najvećih strahova s kojima se susrećemo u odrasloj dobi, a pitanje pokrivanja osnovnih životnih potreba jedno od najvažnijih. Također izostaje i povjerenje građana u državne institucije i dok god je situacija takva teško da će biti napretka.
No unatoč tome ja i dalje volim Wikingov pristup i stil pisanja, volim optimizam s kojim ispunjava svoje knjige, obožavam fotografije s kojima ih obogati i baš u svakoj pronađem barem nekoliko savjeta koji me oduševe. Definitivno knjiga koju vrijedi pročitati!
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The Art of Danish Living: How to Find Happiness In and Out of Work
Meik Wiking
The latest book of my and the world’s favorite happiness expert reveals the secrets of happiness at work. If we take into account that we spend a third of our lives at work, it is completely clear why Wiking decided this time to investigate the happiness of Danes at work.
The Danes are known as one of the happiest nations, and the same has been shown in the business part of their lives. Almost two-thirds of Danes love their jobs, and even more than half of them claim that they would continue to work even if they didn’t need to. According to Wiking, trust in the state is extremely important for happiness. Danes generally do not know the fear of losing their job because the state welcomes them like a caring parent and makes it possible to look for a new job as carefree as possible.
As much as I don’t want to sound negative and depressing, unfortunately we are far from such carelessness and at times the parts he writes about seemed utopian. Losing a job in Croatia is still one of the biggest fears we face in adulthood, and the issue of covering basic life needs is one of the most important. Citizens’ trust in state institutions is almost non existant, and as long as the situation is like this, there will hardly be any progress.
But despite that, I still love Wiking’s approach and writing style, I love the optimism with which he fills his books, I adore the photos he enriches them with, and in each one I find at least a few tips that delight me. It’s definitely worth reading!
