Lagom Quotes

Perfection is unattainable. It’s stained by the suffering required to chase it. Perfect is something you think with your head. Lagom is something you feel with your heart.

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react that matters.

We don't create our feelings; they simply come to us, and we have to accept them. The trick is, to welcome them.

We don’t create the meaning of our life, as Sartre claimed—we discover it.

Stop regretting the past and fearing the future. Today is all you have. Make the most of it. Make it worth remembering.

Instead of searching for beauty in perfection, we should look for it in things that are flawed, incomplete.

a happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell on the future.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new. Dalai Lama

appreciate the beauty of imperfection as an opportunity for growth.

Instead of worrying about the past or the future, we should appreciate things just as they are in the moment, in the now.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other." - Reinhold Niebuhr

七転び八起き Fall seven times, rise eight. — Japanese proverb

Only things that are imperfect, incomplete, and ephemeral can truly be beautiful, because only those things resemble the natural world.

Vad som är lagom och normalt ska man hålla för sig själv, inte pådyvla andra. Nej fy fan, var snäll mot dina medmänniskor och tänk på naturen, sedan kan du göra vad du vill. Tycker jag. (ch.28, p.160)

The best thing to do is create a lagom number of processes. Erlang comes from Sweden, and the word lagom loosely translated means “not too few, not too many, just about right.” Some say that this summarizes the Swedish character.

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.

Keep going; don’t change your path.” そのままでいいがな

Just as worry often brings about precisely the thing that was feared, excessive attention to a desire (or “hyper-intention”) can keep that desire from being fulfilled.

when you have a clear purpose, no one can stop you.

Unsere Landschaft ist nicht so dramatisch wie die Alpen, aber ausreichend dramatisch. Das Wasser in unserem See ist nicht so warm wie auf den Malediven, aber ausreichend warm. Die Bären in unseren Wäldern sind nicht so groß wie in Alaska, aber ausreichend groß." Solche Werbung gibt es wohl wirklich nur in Schweden. Dem Land, wo die Königsfamilie nicht so königlich ist wie in Windsor, aber ausreichend königlich.

Bu kitaptan hayatınıza kazandırmanız gereken görev ve düşünceler; 1- Fika için arkadaşlarınızı davet edin. 2- Gardırobunuzu ayıklayın. 3- 10'a kadar sayın. 4- Evinizdeki fazlalıklardan kurtulun. 5- Yeni bir açık hava aktivitesi deneyin. 6- Bir komşunuza yardım teklif edin. 7- İşten zamanında çıkın. 8- İlk fredagsmys'inizin tadını çıkarın.

Life is pure imperfection, as the philosophy of wabi-sabi teaches us, and the passage of time shows us that everything is fleeting, but if you have a clear sense of your ikigai, each moment will hold so many possibilities that it will seem almost like an eternity.

Only staying active will make You want to a live a hundred years.

Can someone really retire if he is passionate about what he does?

Happiness is always determined by your heart.” しあわせはいつも自分の心がきめる.

Bir şeylerin o kadar harika olmadığını kabul etmek iyidir ama olasılıklarla dolu bir dünyada şimdi ve burada olmanın bir ayrıcalık olduğunu asla unutmayın.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.’ Dalai Lama

personally tend to look to my future self when I’m worried and ask her whether she’ll care about this particular thing. The answer is usually that she absolutely won’t,

[...] Get rid of the things that make you fragile We're taking the negative route for this exercise. Ask yourself: What makes me fragile? Certain people, things, and habits generate losses for us and make us vulnerable. Who and what are they? When we make our New Year's resolutions, we tend to emphasize adding new challenges to our lives. It's great to have this kind of objective, but setting "good riddance" goals can have an even bigger impact.

the things we love are like the leaves of a tree: They can fall at any moment with a gust of wind. He also said that changes in the world around us are not accidental but rather form part of the essence of the universe

L’arte danese dell’hygge consiste nell’assaporare i semplici piaceri quotidiani e godersi i momenti di quiete, mentre lo svedese lagom (pronunciato lah-gom) definisce la scelta di uno stile di vita che ruota attorno a equilibrio, semplicità, rilassatezza e serenità.

När Fredrikson avlöste mig vid rodret i gryningen nämnde jag i förbigående Joxarens förvånande och fullkomliga brist på intresse för omgivningen. Hm, sade Fredrikson. Kanske han tvärtom bryr sig om allting? Lite lugnt och lagom. Vi bryr oss om en enda sak. Du vill bli. Jag vill göra. Mitt brorsbarn vill ha. Men Joxaren bara lever.

The best luxury is least luxury.

Life is not a problem to be solved. Just remember to have something that keeps you busy doing what you love while being surrounde by the people who love you

Walk slowly and you’ll go far

He was simply someone in search of a new life’s purpose; as soon as he found it, his life took on deeper meaning.

The key is to accept that there are certain things over which we have no control, like the passage of time and the ephemeral nature of the world around us.

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Taking a hit or two can be viewed as either a misfortune or an experience that we can apply to all areas of our lives, as we continually make corrections and set new and better goals.

Experts tout many positive reasons to save money, including being able to afford things like a home, car or holiday, becoming financially independent and being prepared for unforeseen expenses or emergencies. Ultimately, putting money aside for a rainy day will make you feel less stressed, more in control of your finances and all-around happier. Now that's worth saving for!

[...] Get rid of the things that make you fragile We're taking the negative route for this exercise. Ask yourself: What makes me fragile? Certain people, things, and habits generate losses for us and make us vulnerable. Who and what are they? When we make our New Year's resolutions, we tend to emphasize adding new challenges to our lives. It's great to have this kind of objective, but setting "good riddance" goals can have an even bigger impact.

In an increasingly unpredictable world moving ever more quickly, a detailed map may lead you deep into the woods at an unnecessarily high cost. A good compass, though, will always take you where you need to go. It doesn’t mean that you should start your journey without any idea where you’re going. What it does mean is understanding that while the path to your goal may not be straight, you’ll finish faster and more efficiently than you would have if you had trudged along a preplanned route.

Csikszentmihalyi called this state "flow, and described it as the pleasure, delight, creativity, and process when we are completely immersed in life. There is no magic recipe for finding happiness, for living according to your ikigai, but one key ingredient is the ability to reach this state of flow and, through this state, to have an "optimal experience". In order to achieve this optimal experience, we have to focus on increasing the time we spend on activities that bring us to this state of flow, rather than allowing ourselves to get caught up in activities that offer immediate pleasure [...].

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

There’s a saying in Swedish: ‘Rather an honest “no” than an insincere “yes”.

But for this, we need a new development model. We have designed an economic system that sees no value in any human or natural resource unless it is exploited. A river is unproductive until its catchment is appropriated by some industry or its waters are captured by a dam. An open field and its natural bounty are useless until they are fenced. A community of people have no value unless their life is commercialised, their needs are turned into consumer goods, and their aspirations are driven by competition. In this approach, development equals manipulation. By contrast, we need to understand development as something totally different: development is care. It is through a caring relationship with our natural wealth that we can create value, not through its destruction. It is thanks to a cooperative human-to-human interaction that we can achieve the ultimate objective of development, that is, wellbeing. In this new economy, people will be productive by performing activities that enhance the quality of life of their peers and the natural ecosystems in which they live. If not for moral reasons, they should do so for genuine self-interest: there is nothing more rewarding than creating wellbeing for oneself and society. This is the real utility, the real consumer surplus, not the shortsighted and self-defeating behaviour promoted by the growth ideology. The wellbeing economy is a vision for all countries. There are cultural traces of such a vision in the southern African notion of ‘ubuntu’, which literally means ‘I am because you are’, reminding us that there is no prosperity in isolation and that everything is connected. In Indonesia we find the notion of ‘gotong royong’, a conception of development founded on collaboration and consensus, or the vision of ‘sufficiency economy’ in Thailand, Bhutan and most of Buddhist Asia, which indicates the need for balance, like the Swedish term ‘lagom’, which means ‘just the right amount’. Native Alaskans refer to ‘Nuka’ as the interconnectedness of humans to their ecosystems, while in South America, there has been much debate about the concept of ‘buen vivir’, that is, living well in harmony with others and with nature.

Den bästa lyxen är minst lyxen.

We should never forget that everything we have and all the people we love will disappear at some point. This is something we should keep in mind, but without giving into pessimism. Being aware of the impermanence of things does not have to make us sad; it should help us love the present moment and those who surround us.

According to sleep researcher Nathaniel Kleitman’s work on the human ultradian rhythm, we are at our most effective if we allow the brain to unplug every 90 minutes. A University of Toronto study, meanwhile, found that the perfect formula for optimal productivity is to work for 52 minutes at a time followed by a 17-minute break.

It’s been proven that both creativity and time in nature contribute to increased happiness. Take up journalling, join a painting class or make a habit out of going for a lunchtime walk. The more regular the activity, the more you’ll feel the benefit in terms of increased contentedness as well as productivity in work.

Similarly, you may be casually strolling out the door 20 minutes early, and that’s also fine. Your colleagues, including your boss, will simply assume that your work is done; otherwise, you obviously wouldn’t be leaving. A crucial theme is trust – something we’ll return to later in the book.

―No es demasiado poco. No demasiado. Lo justo. No creía en la perfección, pero sí en el lagom. Significa correcto, pero no necesariamente perfecto.

―La perfección es inalcanzable. Está manchada por el sufrimiento necesario para perseguirla. La perfección es algo que se piensa con la cabeza. Lagom es algo que se siente con el corazón.

happiness in a sustainable sense is not about extremes. Not in the sense of elation and hysterical laughter, even if those can be good, too; not in terms of bigger houses and more money and rigid fitness regimes. It’s about how we join the dots, how we make necessary evils less evil and meaningful moments last.

continue polluting while trying to offset the damage through some face-saving corporate philanthropy exercises. We would be fools to assume that we can simply pay our way out of this mess. Nature cannot be bailed out, as if it were a financial market. We need to stop breaking things in the first place. But for this, we need a new development model. We have designed an economic system that sees no value in any human or natural resource unless it is exploited. A river is unproductive until its catchment is appropriated by some industry or its waters are captured by a dam. An open field and its natural bounty are useless until they are fenced. A community of people have no value unless their life is commercialised, their needs are turned into consumer goods, and their aspirations are driven by competition. In this approach, development equals manipulation. By contrast, we need to understand development as something totally different: development is care. It is through a caring relationship with our natural wealth that we can create value, not through its destruction. It is thanks to a cooperative human-to-human interaction that we can achieve the ultimate objective of development, that is, wellbeing. In this new economy, people will be productive by performing activities that enhance the quality of life of their peers and the natural ecosystems in which they live. If not for moral reasons, they should do so for genuine self-interest: there is nothing more rewarding than creating wellbeing for oneself and society. This is the real utility, the real consumer surplus, not the shortsighted and self-defeating behaviour promoted by the growth ideology. The wellbeing economy is a vision for all countries. There are cultural traces of such a vision in the southern African notion of ‘ubuntu’, which literally means ‘I am because you are’, reminding us that there is no prosperity in isolation and that everything is connected. In Indonesia we find the notion of ‘gotong royong’, a conception of development founded on collaboration and consensus, or the vision of ‘sufficiency economy’ in Thailand, Bhutan and most of Buddhist Asia, which indicates the need for balance, like the Swedish term ‘lagom’, which means ‘just the right amount’. Native Alaskans refer to ‘Nuka’ as the interconnectedness of humans to their ecosystems, while in South America, there has been much debate about the concept of ‘buen vivir’, that is, living well in harmony with others and with nature. The most industrialised nations, which we often describe in dubious terms like ‘wealthy’ or ‘developed’, are at a crossroads. The mess they have created is fast outpacing any other gain, even in terms of education and life expectancy. Their economic growth has come at a huge cost for the rest of the world and the planet as a whole. Not only should they commit to realising a wellbeing economy out of self-interest, but also as a moral obligation to the billions of people who had to suffer wars, environmental destruction and other calamities so that a few, mostly white human beings could go on

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Rituals give us clear rules and objectives, which helps us enter a state of flow. When we have only a big goal in front of us, we might feel lost or overwhelmed by it; rituals helps us by giving us the process, the substeps, on the path to achieving a goal

To live a long time you need to do three things: exercise to stay healthy, eat well, and spend time with people

Målet med att träffa dessa ungdomar har varit att hitta gemensamma nämnare mellan dem och det svenska samhället. En gemensam bas eller gemensam kultur i det mångkulturella Sverige som alla i grund och botten är överens om och kämpar för. ... Och för att nå dit behövde jag inte uppfinna hjulet på nytt igen. Vi har redan en bra grund i vårt land: våra grundlagar där yttrandefriheten och religionsfriheten ingår. Dessutom har vi grundläggande kulturella värderingar som jämställdhet, jämlikhet och individens rätt att bestämma över sitt eget liv.

Det finns en uppfattning bland svenskar att alla människor på jorden egentligen är som de själva.

Det är pinsamt att korrigera. Men det är kontraproduktivt att inte göra det.

We need randomness, mess, adventures, uncertainity, self-discovery, hear traumatic episodes, all these things that make life worth living.

Երջանիկ լինելու համար հարկավոր է ունենալ կյանքում անելու բան, սիրելու բան և հուսալու բան։

Bir dalgadan, diğer dalgayla kurtulmaya çalışırsak kendimizi sonsuz bir denizde buluruz.

There’s no one alive who is youer than you.” But who are you?

Today you are you, it’s truer than true. There’s no one alive who is youer than you.” But who are you?

Defalarca ne yapıyorsak oyuz. Bu yüzden mükemmellik bir eylem değil, bir alışkanlıktır.” (Aristoteles)

For some, this idea was a shade too close to the lifestyles our Nordic cousins. Hygge and lagom, the Danish and Swedish movements of living well. But while these movements laid the groundwork for a similar trend to emerge in Scotland, coorie has some obvious differences. Where hygge is concerned with the pursuit of happiness through candles, coffee and togetherness, coorie seeks to make the most of what comes from Scotland to feel satisfied. Lagom is the art of balancing frugality and fairness to create a balanced existence. Coorie takes into account being kind to the earth and our wallets, but can also extend to premium experiences once in a while. Crucially, neither of these Scandinavian lifestyle approaches took their starting point from what is dug out of the earth. Coorie is more than simply being cosy. Sure, it is linked, but more importantly it focuses on working out how to be in tune with our surroundings to evoke that feeling.

Above all, he has to find his purpose, his reason for getting out of bed, his ikigai.

If we try to get rid of one wave with another, we end up with an infinite sea.

finding flow in the tasks you’ve chosen to do, eating in a balanced and mindful way, doing low-intensity exercise, and learning not to give in when difficulties arise. In order to do this, you have to accept that the world—like the people who live in it—is imperfect, but that it is still full of opportunities for growth and achievement.

One thing that everyone with a clearly defined ikigai has in common is that they pursue their passion no matter what. They never give up, even when the cards seem stacked against them or they face one hurdle after another.

That whatever is useful is worthy of respect, all women realize; that whatever is beautiful is worthy of being loved, many realize; but that the only thing worth striving for is harmony between the useful and the beautiful—how many realize that? ELLEN KEY

Спрашивайте себя: "Мне этого достаточно?", а не "Может ли быть лучше?" Спрашивайте, довольны ли вы жизнью, и не спрашивайте, счастливы ли вы. Первое не исключает второго, но если зациклиться на понятии счастья, это приведет к разочарованию.

Lagom è un vocabolo svedese che significa “solo la giusta quantità” e deriva dal proverbio “Lagom är bäst”, che vuol dire “La giusta quantità è la cosa migliore”.