Law of Jante

Issue #9

The other day I was watching Inside Sweden’s Silicon Valley, and he mentions Law of Jante

It is pretty much this

• You’re not to think you are anything special.
• You’re not to think you are as good as we are.
• You’re not to think you are smarter than we are.
• You’re not to convince yourself that you are better than we are.
• You’re not to think you know more than we do.
• You’re not to think you are more important than we are.
• You’re not to think you are good at anything.
• You’re not to laugh at us.
• You’re not to think anyone cares about you.
• You’re not to think you can teach us anything.

This is controversial, there are many discussions about this

• http://www.ibtimes.com/law-jante-how-swedish-cultural-principle-drives-ikea-ericsson-volvo-beat-financial-1397589
• https://www.quora.com/Is-answering-publicly-on-Quora-incompatible-with-the-Law-of-Jante
• https://www.quora.com/Would-global-application-of-Jantes-laws-be-beneficial
• http://www.lifeinnorway.net/2015/06/what-exactly-is-janteloven/

Putting on your black hat, it sounds negative. Putting on your yellow hat, it sounds positive
But what I learn about it is the team work. No one lives alone, everyone lives among the others. It is about to be humble and learn collaboration