{"id":23191,"date":"2023-08-21T20:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/?p=23191"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:43:41","slug":"sin-egen-lykkes-smed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/en\/sin-egen-lykkes-smed\/","title":{"rendered":"You are your own blacksmith. But how?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23191\" class=\"elementor elementor-23191\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751efe07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"751efe07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dedce42 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"dedce42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Sauna Oslo<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3eba9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3eba9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You are your own blacksmith - so how do you forge life for happiness?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105a4cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"105a4cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On March 20, the UN will mark <a href=\"https:\/\/fn.no\/om-fn\/fn-dager-kalender\/kalender\/internasjonal-dag-for-lykke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the international day of happiness<\/a>. The day is meant to recognize the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/un_photo\/albums\/72157663769873593\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleasure<\/a> for people's lives on earth. As the founder of a company where spreading happiness is central to the business, I think it's important to talk about happiness and what makes us happy. And is it true that you are your own lucky charm?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49be2a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49be2a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Written by Kristin Lorange, CEO of KOK Norway.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e58905b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e58905b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17864ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17864ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1129\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lykke-mental-helse-depresjon-glede-vennskap-badstu.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3966\" alt=\"You are your own blacksmith\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lykke-mental-helse-depresjon-glede-vennskap-badstu.jpeg 1129w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lykke-mental-helse-depresjon-glede-vennskap-badstu-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lykke-mental-helse-depresjon-glede-vennskap-badstu-1024x630.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lykke-mental-helse-depresjon-glede-vennskap-badstu-768x473.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687ce84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"687ce84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74baf4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74baf4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day is initiated by the small country <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/snl.no\/Bhutan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhutan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which since the 1970s has been measuring gross national happiness rather than GDP and has introduced the concept of gross national happiness to measure the state of the country. You can say a lot about Bhutan's government and politics, but their initiative to introduce a happiness barometer is an interesting and different approach to measuring a country's success. So what is the state of happiness in Norway these days?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the happiness research the UN conducts through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fn.no\/Statistikk\/Lykkeindeks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">happiness index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Norway ranks fifth among the world's happiest countries. Over the past year, many people in Norway have probably experienced that their happiness has not been at its best, although when most other countries are at least as hard hit by the corona pandemic and its consequences, Norway's ranking will probably not be further affected.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhi.no\/div\/helseundersokelser\/fylkeshelseundersokelser\/livskvalitet-og-psykisk-helse-under-koronaepidemien--nov-des-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> A survey conducted by the NIPH in November and December 2020 shows that more Norwegians are struggling with loneliness and mental health problems, and that one in four are not satisfied with their lives. This particularly affects young people. The reasons for this are of course complex, but perhaps it suggests that coping with adversity and crisis without turning too blue is something you can learn? And furthermore, what is happiness? One of the eternal questions. How do we achieve happiness? How important is it? Do we really have to be so incredibly happy, or is it enough to be fairly content? How much can I actually influence my own experience of happiness in life?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d994bb elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"75d994bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tMany people forget the small happiness while they wait in vain for the big one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Pearl S. Buck <\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf8c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf8c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LIH-norge-inne-dag-dame-gjeng-sitte-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3965\" alt=\"You are your own blacksmith\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LIH-norge-inne-dag-dame-gjeng-sitte-scaled.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LIH-norge-inne-dag-dame-gjeng-sitte-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LIH-norge-inne-dag-dame-gjeng-sitte-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LIH-norge-inne-dag-dame-gjeng-sitte-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LIH-norge-inne-dag-dame-gjeng-sitte-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LIH-norge-inne-dag-dame-gjeng-sitte-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188869b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"188869b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 things that affect happiness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0b5764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a0b5764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To understand the concept of happiness, science can help point us in the right direction. Happiness was a central theme in ancient Roman and Greek philosophy, but there was also a lot of opinion and, by today's standards, questionable scientific methods. Among other things, Aristotle believed that children could not experience happiness. It is uncertain whether he actually asked them himself. Of course, modern science is not exact either, but after more than 50 years of systematic happiness research, there is relatively broad agreement that there are three sources of happiness: genes, external circumstances and values.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Genes<\/strong> - Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered, through a study of identical twins separated at birth for various reasons, that we inherit a surprisingly large part of our sense of happiness through our genes - specifically 48 % . It can be tempting to curl up on the sofa and put on another episode of Netflix. But then again, several studies show that not getting hung up on what we can't change anyway is essential to achieving happiness; so let's move on.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>External circumstances<\/strong> - Nor is it something we can change to any great extent, at least not as children, but fortunately, over time we become better able to influence our own reality. This may also affect the NIPH study mentioned above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Verdier<\/strong> - This is where our own consciousness and the choices we make can have the greatest impact. Actively considering who you are and what is of value to you provides a better foundation for a good life. In his bestseller \"The subtle art of not giving a f*ck - A counterintuitive approach to living a good life\", Mark Manson advises us to get to know our own limitations and then accept them. Once we embrace our fears, mistakes and insecurities, we can become brave, curious and a little more satisfied with life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past week, I've read and watched interviews with three quite remarkable people who all have an ability to take hold of their own experience of happiness and be their own blacksmith. What they have in common is that they've all grown up in pretty tough circumstances, but have still managed to have good lives. They all possess what is known as resilience, which is the ability to cope with stress, crises and mental strain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They seem to have focused on familiar themes such as gratitude and not overthinking dark thoughts. Their inspiring stories are so powerful that I really just want to pass the word on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Hear what they have to say here:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tv.nrk.no\/se?v=MUHU09000721&amp;t=2059s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myra at Lindmo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tv.nrk.no\/se?v=NNFA19031521&amp;t=1778s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salamatu Kamara on Dagsrevyen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aftenposten.no\/amagasinet\/i\/lEv8xo\/det-hun-opplevde-ville-mange-blitt-knust-av-men-i-dag-er-livet-godt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What she experienced would have devastated many people. Why can some people tolerate \"everything\" and others \"nothing\"?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d11b52a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d11b52a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e229520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e229520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know that taking a sauna releases the \"happiness hormone\" serotonin and reduces the release of cortisol, the stress hormone? In the sauna, it's easy to be your own lucky charm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbbd318 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6cbbd318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.koknorge.no\/en\/leie-badstue-oslo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KOK Norge Man er sin egen lykkes smed &#8211; s\u00e5 hvordan smi livet for lykke? 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