Less stuff, more happiness - Graham Hill
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what's in the box whatever it is it must
what's in the box whatever it is it must
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be pretty important because I've
be pretty important because I've
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traveled with it moved it from apartment
traveled with it moved it from apartment
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sound familiar did you know that we
sound familiar did you know that we
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Americans have about three times the
Americans have about three times the
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amount of space we did 50 years ago
amount of space we did 50 years ago
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three times so you think with all this
three times so you think with all this
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extra space we'd have plenty of room for
extra space we'd have plenty of room for
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all our stuff right nope there's new
all our stuff right nope there's new
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industry in town a twenty two billion
industry in town a twenty two billion
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dollar 2.2 billion square foot industry
dollar 2.2 billion square foot industry
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that a personal storage so we've got
that a personal storage so we've got
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triple the space so we become such good
triple the space so we become such good
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shoppers that we need even more space so
shoppers that we need even more space so
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where does this lead lots of credit card
where does this lead lots of credit card
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debt huge environmental footprints and
debt huge environmental footprints and
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perhaps not coincidentally our happiness
perhaps not coincidentally our happiness
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levels flatline over the same 50 years
levels flatline over the same 50 years
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well I'm here to suggest there's a
well I'm here to suggest there's a
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better way that less might actually
better way that less might actually
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equal more I bet most of us have
equal more I bet most of us have
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experienced at some point the joys of
experienced at some point the joys of
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less college in your dorm traveling in a
less college in your dorm traveling in a
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hotel room camping we got basically
hotel room camping we got basically
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nothing maybe a boat whatever it was for
nothing maybe a boat whatever it was for
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you I bet that among other things this
you I bet that among other things this
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gave you a little more freedom a little
gave you a little more freedom a little
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more time so I want to suggest that less
more time so I want to suggest that less
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stuff and less space are gonna equal
stuff and less space are gonna equal
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smaller footprint it's actually a great
smaller footprint it's actually a great
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way to save you some money and it's
way to save you some money and it's
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gonna give you a little more ease in
gonna give you a little more ease in
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your life so I started a project called
your life so I started a project called
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life edited at life attitude org to
life edited at life attitude org to
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further this conversation and to find
further this conversation and to find
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some great solutions in this area
some great solutions in this area
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first up crowdsourcing my 420 square
first up crowdsourcing my 420 square
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foot apartment in Manhattan with
foot apartment in Manhattan with
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partners mu topo and Zhu Vodacom I
partners mu topo and Zhu Vodacom I
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wanted it all home office sit-down
wanted it all home office sit-down
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dinner for 10 room for guests and all my
dinner for 10 room for guests and all my
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kite surfing gear with over 300 entries
kite surfing gear with over 300 entries
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from around the world I got it my own
from around the world I got it my own
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little jewel box by buying a space that
little jewel box by buying a space that
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was 420 square feet instead of 600
was 420 square feet instead of 600
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immediately I'm saving 200 grand smaller
immediately I'm saving 200 grand smaller
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space is gonna make for smaller
space is gonna make for smaller
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utilities save some more money there but
utilities save some more money there but
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also a smaller footprint
also a smaller footprint
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and because it's really designed around
and because it's really designed around
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an edited set of possessions my favorite
an edited set of possessions my favorite
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stuff and really designed for me I'm
stuff and really designed for me I'm
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really excited to be there
really excited to be there
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so how can you live little three main
so how can you live little three main
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approaches first of all you to edit
approaches first of all you to edit
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ruthlessly we've got to clear the
ruthlessly we've got to clear the
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arteries of our lives and that shirt
arteries of our lives and that shirt
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that I haven't wore in years it's time
that I haven't wore in years it's time
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for me to let it go we've got to cut the
for me to let it go we've got to cut the
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extraneous out of our lives and we've
extraneous out of our lives and we've
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got to learn to stem the inflow we need
got to learn to stem the inflow we need
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to think before we buy ask ourselves is
to think before we buy ask ourselves is
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that really gonna make me happier truly
that really gonna make me happier truly
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by all means we should buy and own some
by all means we should buy and own some
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great stuff but we want stuff that we're
great stuff but we want stuff that we're
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gonna love for years not just stuff
gonna love for years not just stuff
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secondly our new mantra small is sexy we
secondly our new mantra small is sexy we
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want space efficiency we want things
want space efficiency we want things
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that are designed for how their you use
that are designed for how their you use
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the vast majority of the time not that
the vast majority of the time not that
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rare event
rare event
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why have a six-burner stove when you
why have a six-burner stove when you
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rarely use three so we want things that
rarely use three so we want things that
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nest we want things that stack and we
nest we want things that stack and we
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want to digitize you can take paperwork
want to digitize you can take paperwork
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looks movies and you can make it
looks movies and you can make it
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disappear it's magic finally we want
disappear it's magic finally we want
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multifunctional spaces and housewares a
multifunctional spaces and housewares a
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sinks combined at the toilet a dining
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table becomes a bed same space a little
table becomes a bed same space a little
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side table stretches out to c10 in the
side table stretches out to c10 in the
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winning life edited scheme and a render
winning life edited scheme and a render
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here we combine a moving wall with
here we combine a moving wall with
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transformer furniture to get a lot out
transformer furniture to get a lot out
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of the space look at the coffee table it
of the space look at the coffee table it
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grows in height and width to see 10 my
grows in height and width to see 10 my
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office folds away easily hidden my bed
office folds away easily hidden my bed
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just pops out of the wall two fingers
just pops out of the wall two fingers
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guests move the moving wall have some
guests move the moving wall have some
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fold-down guest beds and of course my
fold-down guest beds and of course my
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own movie theater so I'm not saying that
own movie theater so I'm not saying that
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we all need to live in 420 square feet
we all need to live in 420 square feet
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but consider the benefits of an edited
but consider the benefits of an edited
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life go from three thousand to two
life go from three thousand to two
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thousand from fifteen hundred to a
thousand from fifteen hundred to a
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thousand most of us maybe all of us are
thousand most of us maybe all of us are
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here pretty happily for a bunch of days
here pretty happily for a bunch of days
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with couple bags maybe
with couple bags maybe
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a small space hotel room so when you go
a small space hotel room so when you go
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home and you walk through your front
home and you walk through your front
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door take a second and ask yourselves
door take a second and ask yourselves
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could I do with a little life editing
could I do with a little life editing
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would that give me a little more freedom
would that give me a little more freedom
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maybe a little more time what's in the
maybe a little more time what's in the
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box it doesn't really matter I know I
box it doesn't really matter I know I
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don't need it
don't need it
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what's in yours maybe just maybe less
what's in yours maybe just maybe less
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might equal more so let's make room for
might equal more so let's make room for
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the good stuff thank you
the good stuff thank you
[Applause]
Graham Hill, design, happiness, stuff, stuff, happinesss, how, to, be, happy, TED, TED, Talk, TED-Ed, Ed, TEDEducation
