My company banned meetings and emails for one day a week — and it had a big impact on how we work

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• In 'The Little Book of Lykke,' author Meik Wiking discusses various cultural habits from around the world that can lead to greater levels of "lykke," or happiness. 
• Many Danish people have the flexibility to work from home — which has led to high levels of productivity and happiness. 
• Wiking explores whether temporarily banishing talking in the workplace — or implementing work from home days — would result in higher levels of productivity. 

The following is an excerpt from 'The Little Book of Lykke' by Meik Wiking:

Imagine having a full day when you are by yourself at work. There are no meetings. You won't find yourself in a conference room with eight colleagues listening to only two of those people discussing what the right solution is to some issue or other. Your boss is not going to call you and ask for a progress report on the IT project, and no emails are ticking in with 'URGENT' in the subject line. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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