The Emergence Machine

Hygge

abstract · Psychology · Level 12 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Hygge emerges from home and requires family, harmony, and joy.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cozy contentment” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “cozy contentment”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
Hygge
Origin language
da

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L7L2L1L0HyggeWell BeingJoySelf ConceptHappyResponseSelfContentMindSensory… intermediate l…ThingFormInformationLifeActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesHyggeL12ThingL2ContentL7JoyL10Well BeingL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Thing L2 (requires)
    A Danish concept of cozy contentment and well-being through enjoying the simple things in life, often in the company of loved ones.
  • Content L7 (requires)
    A Danish concept of cozy contentment and well-being through enjoying the simple things in life, often in the company of loved ones.
  • Joy L10 (requires)
    Understanding joy is foundational to hygge.
  • Well Being L11 (requires)
    well being is a core concept needed to understand hygge