How To Balance Your Life - Philosophy of Lagom

[@PhilosophiesforLife]

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[@2Hesiod]

I had to thumbs down because you said, "this particular brand of socialism" when Sweden is not a socialist country. It is capitalist with some socialist bread & circus.

[@lukequikeye4564]

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[@Kman89swe]

I'm Swedish and this is the best definition, meaning and translation om Lagom I've heard.

[@theafritsche]

Same!

[@lee_annhammant]

I love this we don't need the material things and the unhealthy dramas in our life, we only need a healthy relationship with ourselves and the rest will fall into place, Thank you for sharing this knowledge 🙏💞

[@kingjia90]

Lagom please. Not too much material things nor too less, not too much dramas, just enough healthy drama

[@sbdnordicvision2129]

This is a wonderful video about Lagom explaination. Thank you very much!

[@hrperformance]

I love the pragmatic, positive approach this channel portrays. Fantastic work! Keep it up 😁

[@Createanextraordinarylife]

I am 53.5 years old i having back problems have not worked for almost a year and giving me time to really look at my life and see that what we are trained we should do may not be something I want do like being the most successful, the richest ect. Many times when we worship money relationships suffer. It's so hard not to follow main stream. I am really working on my inner self esteem, self worth so I won't need the approval externally that is the only reason I want to do many things I did in the past. If I am really honest what I always wanted is a peaceful childlike life not a go go go never stop life that I feel this society has become in the last 50 years. But I must admit it's not easy to break away from the herd I need to be inner confident to live a simple life and not rely on the new car, clothes, status to feel good. Thank you for making this video trying to study it to see how can I make a serene balanced life possible for me so I can be peaceful, happy, content for however many years I got left and most of those moments be filled with peace and great moments because I have a balanced kide not a life full worry .

[@markwalker5543]

Good luck in your quest for inner peace, it’s worth it.

[@MarkusEhringer]

I love that they brought up the Lagom of "Minimalism vs. Living in excess". So if you feel unbalanced don't start trying to balance all aspects of your life because there is no need to put effort into balancing something you actually are better off cutting out of you life. So declutter first. Then find balance/lagom in the things that remain :)

[@fraidoonw]

'If you love Nature, support it!'. yes indeed, thanks

[@thatguydyl21]

lately i've been at a sorta low. pewdiepie posted his "how to be happy" video talking about stoicism which led me to find this channel. thanks for this. learning philosophy seems better than what people make it out to be

[@truenorthaffirmations7049]

Great benefits..always progressing, higher thoughts bro🔥❤🤘

[@ridmid]

This is so true

[@akimus34]

Life is about balance! Great video

[@ryanfrizzell736]

Great information. Now I know more about how to balance my life.

[@Lucatheclimber]

Amzing explanation and definitely important for everyone!

[@Orion123-q6s]

I like the way you explained thank you

[@markwalker5543]

Wow, I’m blown away. Now I want to move to Sweden, marry a Swedish woman, and buy IKEA furniture. I love the Swedes, so smart, so sweet, giving me goosebumps, long live the Swedish 🥰

[@ratandev4935]

very motivated video 👍👍

[@antiwacks4017]

"Lag" means both "law" and "team" in swedish. "Om" have several meanings for example "round", "around". Lagom is to let a group or team take a decision. The matter goes "lag om", the team around. That almost always ends up in "in between" or "the middle way" or simply lagom.

[@theafritsche]

Very good explained!

[@viktorianas]

This is literally THE BLUEPRINT for all nations around the world how to live a life. Unfortunately very few follow this...

[@anureetghosh5703]

I love this video it help me a lot.i have learn how to live happy thanku very much for posting this wonderful video.

[@andrewah15]

Gotta live Lagom lifestyle going forward. 😎

[@lisaberardi1255]

I love this!

[@dantan1249]

I agree about the excess thing as well. It bothers me so much when things have no purpose. Mind you, I’m junky and could clean more but things like fake drawers and decoration pillows drive me insane.

[@crabobserver]

It is known that the answer to most questions lies not in the extremes, nor in the middle, but rather in the middle of the middle of the extremes and the middle and the extremes and the middle of the middle of the extremes and the middle and the middle. The people of Sweden have a word for this, they call it "Lagom"

[@alibizhomart9115]

I feel that not a lot of people understand this and we all are trying to be the best. However we need to be ourselves and not do thing such as overwork and etc.

[@wilsonreysevilla3134]

Lagom in the Philippines is a BIG FLY.

[@samrupani4316]

Very beautiful.

[@truenorthaffirmations7049]

Always the perfect balance, just how i like my mindset🤘❤🔥

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

I never thought of it as a philosophy. But it makes sense to view it as one. Guess it was just too normal for me, being raised in the society where it is a foundation. Just one disagreement, tho. Lagom does not mean you must get rid of every item of no use. The minimalism is also a thing best done in moderation. Lagom is not about getting it 'exactly' right in the middle between too much and too little, but finding 'enough' of a balance.

[@felix121984]

I love this idea achieving in finding your niche as oppose to trying to prove your status.

[@ladywithavizion]

I agree with this video!

[@nguyenhaphuong7713]

Very helpful

[@lechsiz1642]

I r4espect hard work, but will agree that most of those longer-worked hours in the USA are spent poorly - surfing the net, talking to friends on the phone, napping on the toilet, gossiping or playing around when the boss isn't looking.... Many jobs I've worked at seem like playgrounds to me.

[@dantan1249]

I have a lot of these values but for me it’s just to facilitate my laziness. I’m fine having less things to have more freedom and sleep in. I like getting better at what I do but what I do doesn’t make me money yet so it’s all enjoyment.

[@PowerMatrixAnime]

Can you do a video on Mono no Aware?

[@PhilosophiesforLife]

For sure..thank you for suggesting

[@PowerMatrixAnime]

@@PhilosophiesforLife Now, i'm excited.

[@gugujee]

Im not even mad at the dislikes. They just want the like/dislike ratio to be just right.

[@kokoninski7892]

Nice

[@Tamaraxia]

Did you post this on Libra Full Moon intentionally 🎈

[@halldorfannarsigurgeirsson7741]

I don't know if it's political propaganda or too linear a way to view the world, but there's a time and place for both; moderation and excess. They have their respective pros and cons. For instance, the US became the desired destination for pioneers and innovators because it successfully turned excess into a cultural art form, exploiting the beauty of what excess can bring while indeed suffering the ugly at the same time. It's been the driving force of modernization for a reason; people wanted more and so they made more, became more. In the same way, collectively settling for moderation removes any and all need for ambition and can render a society stale and mediocre; a reality Sweden has indeed felt. So how can we juggle both, pursue greatness while having a refuge of moderation somewhere to retreat to in order to recharge? Finding a balance between excess and moderation is just as essential as finding balance within moderation. :)

[@TheDidsg]

Узнал про лагом от Птушкина.

[@mariah5687]

Nice good for analyse own life

[@osse1n]

Swedes are proud with "lagom", but the thing is, the whole mentality is a balanced middle ground, no excitement whatsoever.

[@Gigusx]

Exactly.

[@theafritsche]

That can also be interpreted as a stable mood without major ups and downs and I have understood, there are many people trying to achieve this, some through meditation and/or yogic philosophy.

[@darthlynx5792]

For an article, I searched the entire Google, but all I got was a bunch of crap. Thanks for saving my ass

[@antiwacks4017]

Btw, swedes do not know "lagom" when it comes to drink.

[@GMODISM]

I wish Sweden was a great deal more lagom though...

[@punkrock666]

How would you suggest this could be achieved?

[@flamingfearow7403]

The golden mean

[@marobakrma]

what is needed is enough .

[@felix121984]

It’s the Chads in USA I can’t stand ! This is what we need.

[@mymelon33]

Video is not lagom. Too quick speech and change of images. 😵‍💫

[@mayTK]

that's the middle path which is the core of buddhism.

[@jackiebridgen4827]

You say Sweden has 25 days Statutory Annual Leave, and we have "a meagre allowance"? Statutory Annual Leave for a full time worker in the UK is 28 days, surely?

[@giaalvarado2063]

Where do I sign up to be Swedish?

[@ahmedjulianharrabi5781]

@Eternal Wanderer why an Arab man?

[@deepslasher9472]

no

[@Tristan12]

Almost everything you hear from Scandinavian countries is positive. They should be the leaders of Europe.

[@TimMer1981]

Maybe you should check out how islamic mass immigration is working out for Sweden. Or how they absolutely fail to handle the COVID-19 crisis. So no: they should absolutely not be the leaders of Europe. Norway, which is not part of the EU, is doing a great job on the other hand on both accounts, keeping both in check.

[@Tristan12]

@@TimMer1981 True, nothing is perfect. Ofcourse I didnt specificly say Sweden.

[@TimMer1981]

@@Tristan12 No, but this video is about Sweden and it doesn't even come close to perfect. And no country should be "leader": countries already have their respective leaders. I really don't get the urge of people to centralize power as much as possible: it destroys democracy.

[@vicj2141]

It sounds a lot like Japanese Zen simple living.

[@Sebastian-But-Not-That-One]

If you're Swedish like me then this video is pure comedy gold 😂 I can't get enough of his pronounciation of "lagom" 😂😂

[@stevenponte6655]

are you saying it is all wrong?

[@alexanderstyrlander7991]

@@stevenponte6655 Not necessarily. Its just funny to hear a foreigner speak another language with a different accent.

[@dbsk06]

Cool :)

[@fraidoonw]

thanks! yes all cultures have beautiful and inspiring aspects or us. Swedish culture, society is changing. The stream of migrants is out of control and such concepts cannot help.

[@TheAngelaVlogg]

nice 👍🏾

[@christianthecopywriter]

So american's on average work 32 hours a week and Swedens work 28 hours per week? What if I want to work 50-60 hours a week and build passive income for a few years so that I don't ever have to work again? Will the government take a larger cut from my hard 60 hour workweeks and give it to someone who works 28 hours a week? I thought I was a socialist before I watched this video hahah

[@Kman89swe]

First of all, sorry for bad English Im Swedish and work as a Plumber so I can only speak for myself. We have 40 hours per week with 25 days paid vacation every year. Some people (myself for example when I was younger) work instead of vacation to earn extra money. That month you basically get double pay. We also have 40 hours Arbetstidsförkortning (meaning shortening of working hours)every year. That's 40 hours every year you can use when ever and how ever you want. If you don't use the Arbetstidsförkortning you get paid those hours from the previous year in January. You are right and thats the downside with this "socialist eutopia". You can work 60h/week if your employer allows it but the government may take ALOT from your salary as high income taxes if you earn more than (for year 2020) 509 300 crowns (58593,08 US$) per year. Say you have 500 000kr salary per year but put in som extra hours and you earn 509 500 you have to pay high income taxes. In this case its more beneficial for you to get those extra hours as paid vacation. It's hard to work yourself rich but hey, we like it Lagom 😁 You can skip some taxes if you're self employed but then you wouldn't get government pension. Hope I cleared up some for you Your Lagom Swedish Friend.

[@LonnieLawless]

Swap out Sweden and replace it with Norway and its the exact same thing....just maybe a little more talk about wood.

[@JasonSmith709]

SWEDON IS NOT A SOCIALIST COUNTRY!! They are a free market economy with strong social welfare programs. If you want an example of socialism, look at Venezuela. That is what socialism gets you.

[@Tocinos]

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[@rasmusrw8140]

Lagom is a tool for mediocrity and has resulted in an abhorrent amount of jealousy throughout the Swedish society. Anyone that is striving for something higher is therefore an pretentious reminder of their own lacklustre goals in life to them.

[@theyluvmal_]

w

[@blackvinyl7753]

One word... psychedelics

[@redbear2269]

I am pragmatic, I'm nothing like the person you're describing because I am in balance. I do not idealize Sweden... their Marxist ideologies are not in keeping with my logic.

[@shark23-17]

and where is sweden today, immigrant unbalance

[@goldenbrowan9389]

Are you old man uncle?

[@momdoan]

champion mediocrity? jk

[@182mehmetkoc]

Sweden has the highest rate of depression in Europe.

[@marchingontogether2571]

is this why sweden is phucked