What do you love about your home country? What do you think could be better?After moving to America in 2008, Anu began to notice how much more complicated and stressful things seemed to be in the States compared to her home country of Finland.Anu Partanen is a Finnish journalist and author of The Nordic Theory of Everything—In Search of a Better Life. The book shows how the Nordic way of doing things can give you more freedom to fulfill your desires, enjoy more travel, have better health, better education, and more opportunities.In this Greatest Hits episode, you'll hear some of her interesting perspectives and ideas surrounding these topics and gain insight into how your view of your home country shifts (for better and for worse) when you move to a new country.How have your views changed about your home country since traveling? I'd love to hear your thoughts, and I hope you’ll share them by sending me an audio message.Premium Passport:Get ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and access to all episodes for only $3/month. Subscribe now!

Tune In To Learn:

The positives and negatives of Nordic and US society

The value of blending different societal aspects and cultures

The idea of socialism and her observations on family structure and the American Dream

Why big government isn’t the best way to solve problems 

The misconceptions with Nordic tax structures (and its real value)

How adopting a Nordic healthcare and education system can alleviate stress and build a stronger society

What makes the US a great place to live and why these changes wouldn’t take these things away

How we can redefine success

And so much more

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