Author theswedishlad

Passive friendships online

Between the era of letter-writing and social media, friendship was based on various forms of communication, such as telephone and meeting up. With the arrival and implementation of social media, we have now gone from two-way communication to broadcasting. We… Continue Reading →

Fridays For Future

School strike in Stockholm during Fridays For Future manifestation with Greta Thunberg.

I’m turning 40

It’s been a day coming, for close to 40 years, all though it was so far in the distance when I was 17, because 18 was coming first. I was going to be an adult, a voting, drivers license bearing… Continue Reading →

Staying relevant

I’ve noticed it more and more among friends and acquaintances in my age, or at least starting in their mid 30s. This feeling of settling. The feeling of not wanting to keep up with everything new. And to a certain… Continue Reading →

Our many faces

As people, we act in many different ways depending on the situation, how comfortable we are in the space and who we interact with. We have different ways of interacting with parents (at various stages of life), our work colleagues,… Continue Reading →

Oral VS Written

When I was younger, my possibilities of getting my point across was solely made through writing them. At least if I wanted to be convincing. But as an adult, and especially with over a decade of making videos, which are… Continue Reading →

2019…begin!

2018 has been left behind and a new horizon in a new year is awaiting along the yellow brick road. I have once again emptied the container of tears, from happiness to sadness into the Pensieve and retraced my past… Continue Reading →

The Pursuit of Happiness Theory

What is the pursuit of happiness to you? Is it about travels, finding love, security and money? I have given this a lot of thought throughout my life and this past weekend, I came to a personal understanding of what… Continue Reading →

More to see in the world

A few weeks ago, as I was looking around Instagram to find potential participants for the Youtube World Project 2019, I stumbled across a bunch of pictures. Posts from people traveling around the world, volunteering in southern Africa, in Indonesia… Continue Reading →

Live your best life

Death has a fascinating influence on me. As a kid, I feared death. It made me anxious even thinking about it. Later on, this feeling has instead been exchanged by an anxiety of not living life to the fullest. That… Continue Reading →

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