Meik Wiking (IG: @meikwiking) is the CEO of The Happiness Research Institute.

He's a New York Times bestselling author and has written several books and reports on happiness, subjective well-being, and quality of life. Meik's books have sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

He's is a frequent speaker at a variety of conferences and seminars on happiness around the world.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Influencing your memories
• Balance positive memories vs. negative memories
• What were my happiest moments in life?
• Remembering events through association
• How your 5 senses help you retrieve memories
• Attention is the foundation for memory
• Using scent as a memory trigger
• Staying present in the moment
• Establishing healthier habits around smartphones
• Photographing your everyday life
• Be Marie Kondo’s arch enemy
• Curating the happy hundred
• Harnessing the power of firsts
• What is the Apollo Picnic?
• Using the emotional highlighter pen
• The impact of sharing embarrassing stories
• Storytelling helps solidify our memories
• The peak-end effect
• Ending on a high note
• The Mandela effect
• Plan and create a memorable year ahead

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Related links:

Meik Wiking - The Art of Making Memories (book)

Follow Meik Wiking on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Happiness Research Institute

Meik Wiking - The Little Book of Lykke (book)

Meik Wiking - The Little Book of Hygge (book)

Listen to Meik Wiking previously on TUHP (episode #211)

Andy Warhol

Marie Kondo (books)

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