Me, myself and I
While most of Europe and other parts of the world are in quarantine one way or the other, the Swedish government has decided to give its citizens a longer leash and “frihet under ansvar” as we say in Sweden, directly translated; freedom with responsibility. It means that the government believes that the Swedish people are rational thinking adults capable of...
Shifting focus
In times when our reality is being threatened, we tend to switch focus to what’s truly important in life. Things that we considered vital for our wellbeing suddenly seem trivial. Things that we thought were essential to us are now dispensable. We are left with a few things that mean everything to us. They are the reason why we get...
Make today count
Too much news will paralyze you. Enough information keeps you informed. In times when checking the news every other minute easily becomes a habit, we have to be able to focus on other things. Now, more than ever is the time to deliver your best work. To level up. To build something worthwhile. It’s all about attitude, the situation is...
Stay home for Easter holiday
When the world has been turned upside-down and the future is more uncertain than ever before, it’s tempting to either panic or pretend that it’s business as usual. Panicking will result in the total obliteration of your rational self with no hope of making wise decisions. To keep going as usual with your blindfolds on insisting that nothing has changed,...
This is the real thing
It’s time to stop hoarding toilet paper and realize that this is bigger than you. Bigger than anything our generation has experienced before. Our great grandparents and grandparents had World Wars and the Spanish flu. This is our defining moment. This is the real thing. It's time to set your own personal interests aside. It’s time to do what’s best...
To belong
Who are you really? What do you stand for? What are your hopes and beliefs? What are your prejudices and fears? We work all our lives to fit in. To be one in the group. To be one of the tribe. But what if that tribe isn’t yours? What if all your efforts are wasted on a tribe that really...
Talent is overrated
“She’s really got a talent for it. “ That’s a statement that you hear quite often. Especially when it comes to things like painting, playing the piano or singing. But what is talent really? Do people have a genetic predisposition for becoming a painter? Or a violinist? Or a welder? How come we emphasize talent more when it comes to...
Building habits
Want to learn how to play the piano? Play a little every day. Want to read more books? Read a little every day. Want to exercise more? Exercise a little every day. Step by step. Little by little. That’s how you build a habit. Once you’ve established a habit it becomes part of who you are. You do it no...