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There is a delight in finally discovering the exact right label for one’s felt experience. Language facilitates higher levels of attention.
Attending to the Other - By Jasmine Wang 5535657137
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Jukka Savolainen, a Finnish American sociology professor at Wayne State University, in Michigan, argued in Slate that the essence of his happy home region is best captured by lagom, a Swedish and Norwegian word meaning “just the right amount.” Savolainen even theorizes that this inclination toward moderation shapes residents’ responses to the happiness ranking’s central question. “The Nordic countries are united in their embrace of curbed aspirations for the best possible life,” he writes. “In these societies, the imaginary 10-step ladder is not so tall.”
Denmark, Finland, and the ‘Secrets’ of the Happiest Countries - The Atlantic
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Central heating illustrates the device paradigm by the manner in which it secures the technological availability of warmth. It conceals the machinery, the means we might say, while perfecting what Borgmann calls the commodity, the end. Commodity is Borgmann’s word for “what a device is there for,” it is the end that the means are intended to secure. The device paradigm, remember, is a pattern that Borgmann sees unfolding across the modern technological spectrum.
Why a Life Made Easier by Technology May Not Necessarily Be Happier
thefrailestthing.com
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