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"By using the Swedish lifestyle as an example, Niki Brantmark offers insightful suggestions and bite-sized actions to help you make subtle changes to your life, so you too can make time for the things that matter most and find greater happiness."--Back cover
Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could slow down and enjoy a life with more time for the things you love? Lagom means "not too much and not too little" and is the Swedish philosophy for enjoying...
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¿Está cansado de trabajar todo el tiempo y sentir que no tiene un equilibrio entre el trabajo y su vida; simplemente porque tiene que pagar por todas esas cosas que compró en el pasado, y que ahora no significan nada para usted? ¿Se siente vacío y como si las cosas no le hicieran feliz, como deberían hacerlo?¿Parece el minimalismo una buena manera de hacerle sentir bien, y de hacer la vida más fácil, pero no está listo para tirar todas sus...
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Running Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC
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2017.
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Explains how to live "lagom," or a balanced life, by cherishing relationships, improving work-life balance, freeing the home from clutter, and savoring good food
Lagom (pronounced 'lah-GOM') has no equivalent in the English language but is loosely translated as 'not too little, not too much, just right'. It is widely believed that the word comes from the Viking term 'laget om', for when a mug of mead was passed around a circle and there was just...
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Hygge and Lagom, your personal prescription for happiness and balance in an unhappy and out of control world!
If you are feeling as though you've lost your way recently, you're not alone. Many of us feel disconnected from the world we live in.
It's no wonder, given just how fast the world moves these days. Technology brings so many benefits, but it comes at a steep cost. Our happiness.
Many of us are left feeling alone, disillusioned, and unhappy....
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If you've always wanted a balanced lifestyle but have no idea how to get started, then keep reading...
Are you irritated by a world where the only options are "more please," or "too much?"
Have you tried limiting this, adding that, and trying to find a balance point, but that perfect place seems out of reach? Do you finally want to say goodbye to excessiveness and discover that Goldilocks sensation of "just right?"
If so, then you've come to the...
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Lagom (pronounced lah-gom) is a Swedish word that means "not too much and not too little, but just the right amount." It's about moderation, efficiency, and fairness. This gift book helps readers find balance in their lives with practical tips, sensible recipes, simple craft projects, and inspirational quotes. They'll learn how to fill their homes with energy-saving, recycled décor, reduce food waste in their everyday lives, and balance their needs...
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Quadrille, an imprint of Hardie Grant
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2017
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Lagom: n. just the right amount, balanced, harmonious. This beautiful, fresh cookbook offers genuine insight into how Swedes eat and cook with recipes that fit around the seasons, occasions, times of day, and appetite. Eating and cooking in tune with 'lagom' means embracing food that is good for body and soul, unfussy, delicious and sustaining, and all in harmony. The Swedes understand that balance is everything that you crave comforting food when...
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Ten Speed Press
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[2017]
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"From home design and work-life balance, to personal well-being and environmental sustainability, author Anna Brones presents valuable Swedish-inspired tips and actionable ways to create a more intentional, healthy lifestyle. Instead of thinking about how we can work less, lagom teaches us to think about how we can work better."--
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Ulysses Press
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2017.
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"Throwing away all your stuff isn't going to make you happy. Conspicuous consumption isn't going to work either. But somewhere in the middle is lagom--the Swedish way to happiness based on the idea of not too much, nor too little. Lagom is not just a word but the very essence of what it means to be a Swede. As you'll discover in this book, lagom is the secret to the enviable Swedish lifestyle of social consciousness, moderation and sustainability....
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"While the Danish concept of hygge as caught on around the globe, so has lagom?its Swedish counterpart. An essential part of the lagom lifestyle, fika is the simple art of taking a break?sometimes twice a day?to enjoy a warm beverage and sweet treat with friends. This delightful gift book offers an introduction to the tradition along with recipes to help you establish your own fika practice"--Amazon.com
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The Danes have hygge. The Swedes have lagom. Now, Laura Weir, a beloved lifestyle journalist and editor-in-chief of London Evening Standard's weekly ES magazine, introduces American readers to the Brits' best-kept secret-coziness-an indulgent, luxurious, yet unfussy way of creating comfort and joy. Cosy is "the slacker's guide to staying at home, an antidote to peak frazzle." With trademark Anglo cheekiness, Laura Weir perfectly captures the...
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After you've cultivated the coziness of the Danes (hygge) and achieved the Swedish way of moderation (lagom), then what's next? How about developing your Sisu--an "untranslatable" Finnish term referring to a mixture of courage, resilience, grit, tenacity, and perseverance. It's a trait that has shaped not just the fate of a nation but continues to be a guiding principle for how Finns live their daily lives. Now it can offer lessons to us all, helping...
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Ce guide inspirant sur la connexion à l'énergie positive de moments simples et quotidiens vous aide à rendre votre mode de vie confortable. Connu dans le monde entier comme hygge (hoo-ga), lagom (laygo-m) et autres termes similaires, une vie confortable et équilibrée vous aide à améliorer votre santé, votre bonheur et votre spiritualité en comprenant et en ressentant la fréquence des personnes, des animaux, des lieux et des situations.
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16) The Power of Chowa: Finding Your Inner Strength Through the Japanese Concept of Balance and Harmony
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For fans of Hygge and Lagom comes this inspiring guide that introduces the Japanese wisdom of chowa-the search for balance-to help us find harmony and peace in every area of our lives.
The Japanese wisdom of chowa offers a fresh approach to being, showing us how to create space and symmetry at work, at home, and in our relationships. Chowa is an ancient philosophy and set of practices that enable us to discover what matters most in our individual...
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Relax, unwind and soak up the wisdom of the sloth with the slowest page turner you'll ever read. From tidying and Hygge, to living Lagom, the endless pressure to be happier, live better, sleep soundly, and eat mindfully can be exhausting. But this year's lifestyle trend finally delivers the perfect antidote - welcome to the year of the sloth. Sloths are mindfulness in action. Contemplative, deliberate, relaxed, and focused. They resist the rat race,...
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"Long before hygge, lagom, or ikigai took the world by storm, there was la dolce vita-the Italian phrase for "the sweet life." La dolce vita encourages the benefits of practicing Italian traditions on improving your mental health by taking life slow and relishing in the sweet moments. This unique self-help approach offers practical advice on forming habits, love, balance, and simplicity that make daily life in Italy a celebration"--
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Danes have hygge. Swedes have lagom. But the Finns have the best - "kalsariokanni" or pantsdrunk - drinking at home, alone, in your underwear.
When it comes to happiness rankings, Finland always scores near the top. Many Finnish phenomena set the bar high: the best education system, gender equality, a flourishing welfare state, sisu or bull-headed pluck. Behind all of these accomplishments lies a Finnish ability to stay calm, healthy and content...
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Why are Scandinavians the world's happiest people?
How do you get more Scandi-style in your life?
What is lagom and how do you use it?
Whether you want your apartment to look like it belongs in Copenhagen, to work out like a Norwegian or to make cinnamon buns like a Swede, this pocket edition of North is the perfect introduction to the world's happiest countries.
Full of inspiration and ideas, how-tos and recipes to help you experience the very...
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