There’s hygee and friluftsliv and fika – the Scandinavian cultural concepts that are challenging to pronounce and show off the ways in which those from the Nordic countries do it better than the rest of us. They embrace coziness with friends and family (hygee)! They have an active relationship with nature (friluftsliv)! They make it a priority to stop midday for sweet things and coffee with friends (fika)! They even have “Swedish death cleaning” – which misses the mouthful of letters, but makes up for it in a morbidly pragmatic and luring approach to decluttering.
The latest catchy concept making the rounds comes from Sweden and goes by the name of lagom; and it’s hard to deny the appeal. Meaning “just the right amount,” it is variously defined as “in moderation,” “in balance,” and “perfect-simple.” In the United States, a place where abundance is worshipped, a little bit of logam could go a long way.
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