log on is the Swedish lifestyle

philosophy translating as not too much

and not too little it means to have just

the right amount of everything the

moderate choice between two extremes the

romanticized version of the roots of

logon comes from a story of the Vikings

passing around a horn of Mead leggett on

or around the team meant that the mead

had to make it to everyone's lips

requiring that each Viking only take an

adequate sip so that there would be some

for everyone the real roots are actually

a little more basic than that in Swedish

Lag means law and in old Swedish legume

translates roughly as according to the

law which makes log on a social

construct that relates to creating a

just society encouraging members of

society to not just abide by the written

law but also to practice common sense

law gum is a thread that ties many parts

of Swedish society and culture together

the cornerstone of personal behavior

design ethos and community the guiding

principle of Swedish politics and

culture is the consideration for the

well-being of the group as opposed to

just the individual the idea that

everyone should have access to the same

rights and benefits is the core of

lagann for an individual Lagaan means

taking part in communal society by not

taking too much or too little

thus you live in moderation and

moderation is good for everyone when

everyone is treated as an equal society

thrives hence in Sweden law gum is

applied to almost every element of

society log on food log on drink log on

work hours the idea that a balanced

amount of everything leads to a just and

equal society and overall a good life on

the other hand if there's one word that

defines our modern lives its excess

we're encouraged to function with a go

big or go home mentality we strive to be

the very best version of ourselves the

version that looks good to the outside

world the one that makes for fast-paced

exciting Instagram herbal lives were

overworked and overbooked

we go from one task to another juggling

to-do lists and pushing through

exhaustion we show one side of ourselves

publicly the glossy put together happy

no matter what side but we keep the

other locked away in private despite how

it looks online more and more of us are

stressed strained and burnt out our

expectations of what we can do and what

we should do are far beyond anything

we're able to realistically achieve this

all comes at a social cost not to

mention an environmental one we live

larger and larger our houses our cars

our appetites and our overall impact on

the earth is ever increasing as we start

to meet our own personal limits and

society and the environment our meeting

there's many of us are asking ourselves

what changes we can make how can we live

better

there is no easy pill for a healthy

sustainable balanced lifestyle one that

will change your life overnight but a

legume approach may be part of the

answer applying a sense of log on to our

everyday lives be it in what we eat what

we wear how we live how we work might

just be the antidote to our modern

consumption led world as it embraces a

more balanced sustainable lifestyle that

embraces the pleasures of existence

rather than those of consumption log on

celebrates the idea of just enough which

is the perfect space between minimalism

and living in excess and this particular

brand of socialism is partly the reason

why Sweden consistently ranks top 10 in

the happiest countries in the world the

good news is that we don't have to be

Swedish to understand or even embrace

the concept of lagann which is why we

have this video broken up into four main

categories work home health and

environment in all of them we look at

ways to live more log on to be more

intentional and to be mindful and to

live better with less number one log on

at work

Sweden is a country of many work

benefits from paid parental leave to

sabbaticals to extensive paid holiday

all policies that create a social

structure focused on the well-being of

all its citizens parents for example who

have to stay home from work when a

child's not well have access to a

government smartphone app so they can

file for their benefits which allows

them to be paid for their child's sick

day also the minimum amount of paid

holiday days in Sweden is 25 and many

workers enjoy more according to OECD

research the average Swedish worker

works 1600 hours per year to put that

number in perspective the average in the

UK is 1700 and 1800 in the United States

only about 1% of Swedish workers work

long hours one of the lowest rates

amongst a ECD countries where the

average is 13% this limits the negative

effects often associated with long work

hours such as personal health and stress

Swedes believe that putting in overtime

means that you aren't working

efficiently enough during your regular

hours meanwhile we in the majority of

the rest of the world follow the

mentality that honors long work hours if

you tell your boss you did just the

right amount of work to get the job done

they might just raise his or her

eyebrows wondering why you didn't go the

extra mile or give it 110 percent and

simply delivered what was asked for this

is because we see working long hours as

proof of commitment and dedication to

both our bosses and our personal career

goals we think that if we're not working

too much we're not working enough which

is why the majority of us don't even

take what meager minimal vacation days

we receive we believe that we can have

it all we believe we can be perfect but

if we're honest with ourselves we know

that in reality this is completely

unattainable instead of perfection a

log-on lifestyle is about finding

balance in being good enough where we

can allow ourselves to enjoy

satisfaction in a job well done that's

performed within appropriate boundaries

following this approach you may not rise

to the status of CEO or get a six-figure

salary but if these are things that you

want or at least things that you think

you want then you have to ask your

if you can live with the compromises

you'll have to make in the form of

health and relationships to have it all

is a myth but to have what we want in a

moderate amount can be achievable if we

let go of our expectations and self

judgments you need to realize that being

happy is not about being the best it's

about identifying what your strengths

and desires are and then allowing

yourself to be satisfied with the

outcome even if the outcome doesn't look

like the life that you see your friends

having on Instagram integrating logon

into your work life could take a variety

of forms if you know you spend too much

time working remember that in a logon

mindset that means you're inefficient at

your job so ask yourself instead of

working long how can I work better if we

retrain ourselves to think more about

the quality of the work and less about

the quantity we can find that balance

that also means focusing on being

efficient identifying what's a priority

and what isn't it means reducing

multitasking taking more action and less

thinking manage the expectations of your

employer you'll give your best effort

while you're in the office but after

eight hours you're heading out to enjoy

the rest of the day make plans like a

class dinner with friends a date with

your dog for quality park time anything

like this that can help you achieve that

logon work-life balance but most

importantly take all the vacation you're

owed because it will help you live fully

both in your real life

and your work life number two log on at

home there's a Swedish proverb that says

a way is good but home is best as humans

we desire to create a home to nest so to

speak since the beginning of time we've

been building spaces for us to take

shelter in we want that home space to be

safe to protect us from the outside

world today a home provides us with a

physical and an emotional shelter

creating a space that you love means

creating a home and not just a house

this allows for a sense of balance

within your home space one that

encourages you to be content in the now

when we live in a space that we love

one that's in balance with our

personality and needs we're also less

likely to be constantly searching for

more things to make it better we're

content with what we have with the not

too much not too little just right

definition of logon it's easy to jump to

the conclusion that a logon design home

is a minimal home Swedes believe that

good design can improve lives there the

houses are light and bright with a wood

and natural materials heavy aesthetic

that's appealing and inexpensive but

according to the experts

Lagaan is much more than a way a home

looks things should either have a

functional value or a deeply sentimental

value and anything that falls outside of

those categories is considered as excess

for example a shelf full of books is

just a burden if you never read them the

same goes for anything that's cluttering

up your space without a purpose so it's

less about the style of your decorating

than the overall feel of your home if

Swedish design isn't your cup of tea you

can still have a leg on living room the

Lagaan way of decorating is choosing

quality over quantity today we all live

in a throwaway culture it's easy to find

a new table and a sofa for not much more

than the price of a good meal out and

because they're cheap there's not much

stopping us from switching them when we

get tired of them but this all comes at

a cost

with cheap materials and cheap goods

comes cheap labor and cutting corners on

environmental standards which makes our

society and the environment suffer so

changing our attitudes isn't just an

option it's a necessity cultivating an

awareness and appreciation for good

quality craftsmanship is not about the

look of products but also about the

impact of those products up front these

products may have a more expensive price

tag but their long-term investments

lasting over decades and perhaps even

generations both in what they're made of

and how they look according to Nordic

logon create a safe style since by

definition they take longer to appear

outdated and therefore don't have to be

switched so regularly as logon means the

balance of two extremes the other

practice of having a log on lifestyle is

not going to excess

say if you're buying a new house then

don't fill a new room with expensive

stuff all bought right away instead add

things slowly over time or maybe leave

some places open and empty it means not

buying things that you might get rid of

in the future and if this video inspires

you to practice log on at home then

declutter your house get rid of all the

things that don't serve a purpose shift

your mindset from I need to get rid of

this stuff too

I'm looking forward to having more space

to stretch and dance in my living room

number three logon for health logon is

both a mental and physical state of

being it's all about moderation meaning

less about focusing on the things that

we don't have and instead appreciating

what we do it's a celebration of a

balanced way of living a balance between

the body and mind in the modern world

both adults and teenagers suffer from

mental health issues related to stress

and it has far-reaching consequences

including reduced productivity and less

happiness than our income suggests we

should have and that affects our

physical health too as a result we then

want a quick fix to wellness we believe

in fighting through stress by being

productive and as many of us are

overwhelmed with work and stress and go

on until we're completely frazzled and

on the brink of a breakdown

the Swedes believe in prioritizing

fighting stress first so that they can

be more productive long-term they do

this by taking regular breaks to

recharge and taking care of themselves

with regular exercise this doesn't have

to be excessive and that's not Lagaan

either fighting stress before it starts

means that you don't wait until you're

sick to have a day off and to take

regular breaks to achieve a work-life

balance why not take a half day off not

for a doctor's appointment once your

already ill but instead to wake up late

and get brunch and go for a massage when

you're feeling absolutely fine you know

do something that brings you joy like

going to see a film or going to a

concert for example taking time for

yourself to really relax recharge

rejuvenate it'll allow you to be more

consistently productive and efficient in

your work

if we construct our lives in a more

intentional way being aware of ourselves

our surroundings and our expectations

and start removing all of the

non-essential items both physically and

emotionally

we can begin to find a constant

happiness with who we are not who we

hope to become our modern world is a

constant reminder of everything that we

have to be grateful for health a home a

job peace these are considered luxuries

by many in the world it would be a shame

to take those things for granted and a

shame not to be able to take advantage

of the world around us because we're

suffering physically and emotionally

number four Lagaan and nature the

swedish environment is one of extremes

sparse dark and cold in the winter

flourishing and full of light in the

summer the hardships of the landscape

shaped the population there was no

choice but to adapt to the world around

them nature dictated behavior today when

modern conveniences like heating and

lighting make it easier to get through

the harsh winters there's still a deep

respect for nature sometimes we're so

engaged in our fast-tempo urban

lifestyles that we forget to simmer down

take a deep breath and start seeing the

beautiful things in life like nature

Swedish citizens have realized that

problem so they decided to get closer to

nature every week some Swedish families

will head to the forest with no Wi-Fi TV

electronic device or urban noises or

distractions just the sheer I beneficial

green that are inspiring sky and living

the simple life in a primal cabin Sweden

has made a lot of contributions to our

planet and Swedish ways of acting

environmentally friendly can be

presented in various ways almost every

car in Stockholm now is eco-friendly the

trains and railroad cars run on

renewable energy and very soon the

shipping companies are about to adjust

their types of fuels there are currently

7 billion of us humans on this planet

and that's projected to rise to 9.5

billion by 2050 ow

impact on the world is significant and

growing daily consumption of food water

and energy is increasing at an

exponential rate pushing our planet to

the very limits of what it can sustain

many of our daily habits and products

have impacts far beyond what we can see

our wardrobes have a footprint for

example it takes about 8,000 liters of

water to produce just one pair of jeans

not to mention the amount of pesticides

that go into growing the cotton used to

make them our consumption focused

societies are wasteful and come at a

social and environmental cost over the

last few decades we've taken every

resource and space we can get if we

continue with our excessive consumption

will strip the resources of the world

today leaving nothing for tomorrow hence

sustainability is a global issue that

requires a multitude of approaches and

the solutions start at home here is an

ideal place for a more log-on attitude

there are many things that we can't give

up on everyday like getting to work for

example but a more Lagaan approach can

help us adapt to our daily routines such

as taking the bus or cycling instead of

driving to the office if you love nature

support it if we all lived just a bit

more log on and more balanced with

regards to work consumption our homes

and what we eat we would greatly reduce

our overall impact on the planet living

logon means that the next generation can

live logon to applying element of logon

to our everyday lives can not only make

us feel better but also help us to

pursue a more sustainable path because

when we're satisfied with just the right

amount of all things we live in better

balance with ourselves our community and

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