The Law of Jante: The Antidote to Egocentric Pride

The humbling philosophy burning in the subconsciousness of Scandinavians.

Adam
3 min readAug 10, 2023

First and foremost, let’s take a look at the ten fundamental rules within the Law of Jante.

RULE 1

Do not to think you are anything special.

RULE 2

Do not to think you are as good as we are.

RULE 3

Do not to think you are smarter than we are.

RULE 4

Do not to imagine yourself better than we are.

RULE 5

Do not to think you know more than we do.

RULE 6

Do not to think you are more important than we are.

RULE 7

Do not to think you are good at anything.

RULE 8

Do not to laugh at us.

RULE 9

Do not to think anyone cares about you.

RULE 10

Do not to think you can teach us anything.

The Western world has been driven by individualism, personal ambitions, and self-centered…

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Adam

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