Niki Brantmark

In a fast-paced world, wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could slow down and enjoy a life with less pressure, less stress, and more time for the things you love? Sweden is ranked in the top three of the world’s happiest places to live, and lagom, which means “not too much and not too little—just right,” is the Swedish philosophy for enjoying balance in every aspect of life—from work and leisure to family and food, and everything in between. Experienced bakers know by touch when the dough they are kneading is lagom—not too moist and not too dry. At the office, professionals who work hard—but not to the detriment of other parts of their lives—are following the lagom ideal. Lagom is moderation, balance, and equality. 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.

Not Too Little, Not Too Much: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life

Lagom

Uncover the secrets of the Swedish philosophy of life called Lagom - meaning 'just enough'. At its core is the idea that we can strike a healthy balance with the world around us without having to make extreme changes, and without denying ourselves anything.

Not Too Little, Not Too Much; Just Right

As it is good to know / explore about other countries and their cultures, belief Systems, some of Swedes way of doing things match with Indian culture as well. 

       For example, when a group of friends meet they reach the house where they are going to meet very early and help in cooking. If the meet is outdoors in park / any other open space each family will bring one food items as their contribution. This at least is there in South of India. 

         The idea of reusing and recycling, carebon footprint are very far for crores of Indians.

This book is very light read and I have learned lot of new stuff from this. Forest / any type of water body / beach are too far for many people in "India" being large and populous country. Some of the stuff mentioned by author is very difficult to achieve in countries like India with great versatility of cultures and languages, faiths and many more, though not impossible. It is not very simple like in Sweden.

She mentioning about neighbours helping each other in book sounded to me as if she is from other planet. It is quite common in India.

Rajesh

As it is good to know / explore about other countries and their cultures, belief Systems, some of Swedes way of doing things match with Indian culture as well. 

       For example, when a group of friends meet they reach the house where they are going to meet very early and help in cooking. If the meet is outdoors in park / any other open space each family will bring one food items as their contribution. This at least is there in South of India. 

         The idea of reusing and recycling, carebon footprint are very far for crores of Indians.

This book is very light read and I have learned lot of new stuff from this. Forest / any type of water body / beach are too far for many people in "India" being large and populous country. Some of the stuff mentioned by author is very difficult to achieve in countries like India with great versatility of cultures and languages, faiths and many more, though not impossible. It is not very simple like in Sweden.

She mentioning about neighbours helping each other in book sounded to me as if she is from other planet. It is quite common in India.

Alyanna

this was a really nice read! ^_^ i love the lagom mindset. some of the concepts were very exclusive to first world countries, but i appreciated the whole idea of applying lagom in your personal context. thankful also that the book included lagom in the wider world.

Lagom Not Too Little, Not Too Much: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life

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