To replace hyugge: lag, SISU and other secrets of Scandinavian happiness
Books A Life / / December 19, 2019
Glyuggavedur - cozy Icelandic weather
In Iceland gluggavedur concept is not a literal translation, but literally it means "weather window", that is, the ability to enjoy the weather.
Glyuggavedur - it is when you look out the window and there is the weather, which is much nicer to be on this side of the glass than on the other.
But glyuggavedur - is in any case no irritation of the bad weather. On the contrary, it is a pleasure from the fact that you can sit at home and drink hot the drinks and watch as the raging wind, rain knocks on the window, the snow falls thick, the branches of trees covered with frost from the cold.
In general, a very familiar and friendly activity for most people in Russia. But to not merely look out the window, and in Iceland the right to respect the ritual glyuggavedur, it is important to take care of the proper execution of this window. In the IKEA, for example, with the growing popularity of glyuggavedur we developed a set of window designs including curtains, blinds and pots with plants, candles or other decorative elements clearance.
Because just look out the window at bad weather - it's just to look out the window of the bad weather. But if you are sitting on a wide windowsill, sitting comfortably on a pillow and wrapped in a blanket, drink mulled wine, petting the cat, beside you burn candles, and the window raging storm - this is the real glyuggavedur.
Lag - moderation in Swedish
Swedish word lagom, but the very notion of universal Scandinavian. Lag - it means not too much and not too little - just as long as necessary. And this applies to absolutely everything: from coffee to chocolates, from clothes to cars and weather. Lag - it's the golden mean.
Lag - it's the opposite of the modern mad world, the rhythm of life in which man rushes like a squirrel in a wheel, and rushes from one extreme to another. Lag - a healthy diet instead of alternating binge eating and dieting, is a daily charging instead of one-time trips to the grueling training, a holiday with friends and family instead of Saturday pyanok the bar.
Lag - it means not to do anything that is unnecessary or superfluous, focusing on those things and phenomena that are absolutely necessary.
Along with the idea of balance in all areas, there is also a lag in the conscious idea of selflessness. The first step to a lag - it's more to think about people, not about yourself, and understand that if there is a better than the group of people to which you belong to, it does not matter, the nation in question or the occupants of one entrance, it will be better, and you personally, as a member of the group.
Lag - it means to be a fair and caring for one another. In the Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden, appreciate the principle of the so-called "common pot". Therefore, the Swedes are not so much complain about the high taxes - but they have really high - after all, these taxes need to there social benefits such as free medical care, leave for child care, pensions.
Supporters lag content with what is really needed.
However, the philosophy of a lag is not the constant savings. Its main idea is to maintaining the balance, for example, between work and leisure, benefit and pleasure, modesty and brightness. To live in the style of a lag, it is necessary to stop to load life with unnecessary details. To do this, you need to keep accounting their income and expenditure, to abandon unnecessary purchases, reduce water consumption and energy use things again possible.
Another key principle of lag - the love of nature and respect for natural resources. It was the Swedes back in the 70s pioneered ecological fashion. But without fanaticism, because the lag - it's a balance. Swedes like to weigh on one side of the scale passion for consumption, and on the other - its consequences.
Sisu - Finnish art resistance
"What needs to be done - is done, no matter what." This phrase can describe the Finnish national concept of "NDIS» (sisu), uniting the entire nation, without reference to geographical or social status, gender, age. This Finnish character traits collected endurance, perseverance, passing into stubbornness, stamina, endurance, perseverance, courage, boldness and directness.
Roman Schatz, author of "From Finland with Love"In an even more wide translation of "NDIS" - tough will power, ruthlessness to his perseverance, endurance, not a momentary courage, and rational behavior in overcoming troubles. Stoic perseverance in achieving this goal.
Arbaydsgled - happiness from work in Danish
What is arbaydsgled? Easy to say - happiness from work. What it should look like in practice? Just imagine: you wake up on Monday morning, unplug alarm clockYou understand that we must stand up and rejoice ...
- Do you think that you will find interesting five days of work that you love and who are proud of.
- You gladly looking forward to meeting with colleagues - wonderful people with whom nice together work, which will always help if you have something does not work, and sincerely rejoice in any of your success.
- You rejoice that will see chief - a great professional, who you really admire.
- You think about customers, partners, customers, students - in general, the people with whom you will work - and you can not wait to see them, to help them solve their problems. You know that most of them come to you personally, because I appreciate your professional qualities.
- You know that in the evening after work, will feel full of energy, because the work does not suck the energy out of you, but on the contrary, feeds you.
Beautiful picture, is not it? But whether there is in fact so? arbaydsgled philosophy argues that because not only can, but should be. And if you have not and you are waiting for Friday night with far more enthusiasm than Monday morning, then, in your life that is not right. Therefore, it should be changed.
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see also
- All you need to know about hyugge - The Art of Happiness →
- The Dutch philosophy Knicks: how not to do anything and do not blame yourself for this →
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