Christmas tree corpses litter the streets, the streets are uninviting, and it feels like we haven’t seen sunlight since… well, since last year.
So it’s understandable that the faint twinkle of goodwill vibes we felt over the festive period, which somehow still blossomed in spite of the many restrictions we faced, have dissipated into something more akin to a mere ambivalence for our fellow human beings.
Once upon a time, I would have believed her: after all, I’m the sort of person who avoids walking under ladders, salutes lone magpies with all the discipline and preciseness of a member of the Queen’s Guard, and shrieks in horror if anybody dares to open an umbrella indoors. But, considering the myriad of horrors we’ve all experienced over the past two years, I really don’t think one stray Christmas light is going to make all that much of a difference in the grand scheme of things.
“We like to think we’re so different from animals, but we are actually very responsive to our senses,” she says. “When we experience warmer coloured lights, candlelight or light from warmer bulbs, it puts us in a more positive mood, which is great for getting along with others,” she adds.How to be happy: the psychology behind the “HEAL” method and how it helps you become happier, that viral lifestyle trend that saw everyone rushing out to buy candles, cashmere blankets, giant cushions, and woolly socks back in 2016.
“To make the lighting hyggelig it is important to have several lamps with warm, slightly orange, light around the room, making pools of light - small light caves where you can immerse yourself in your work,” explains Søderberg.
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