Bernard O'Shea: My late-blooming journey into the Danish cosy culture of Hygge

My path towards being a late adopter of Hygge (pronounced 'hoo-ga') fixed my slipper-wearing shame

Bernard O'Shea: 'Slipperculitis' is the subconscious wearing of slippers around the house that happens mainly to men in their mid- to late-40s. The afflicted don't realise it's happening to them until Christmas

In Meik Wiking's, The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living, he writes: "Hygge is about an atmosphere and an experience, rather than about things. It is about being with the people we love. A feeling of home. A feeling that we are safe and shielded from the world and allow ourselves to let our guard down."

I ventured down the proverbial rabbit hole of academic research (disguised as a Google search). I unearthed a concept that Medical News Today describes as the "Danish way of achieving a sense of comfort, togetherness, and well-being".