Less stuff, more happiness | Graham Hill
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- www.ted.com Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life.
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•Opening:
o a common box on the stage to reflect our modern moving life
o fact: triple space than 50 years ago, still need more space
o troubles: credit debt, huge environmental stress, happiness level flat-lined
•topic/ suggestion: less stuff, less space= less CO2, more money
•3 ways to practice
o Edit ruthlessly: think carefully before we buy
o Think small: nest, stack, digitalized
o Multi-functional
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saved me ^^ thankyou!
@@moisesj2754 pleasure
I love that his response to the issue isn't to live in a life of austerity, but to emphasize quality over quantity so that we can enjoy the good stuff better. Yeah, that shit seems pretty expensive, but it's something I'd love to aspire toward.
Less stuff = less stuff to worry about.
Pretty much all there is to it.
Nathaniel Zhu that's why they say that the people in poorer countries tend to be happier and are always smiling, they have less to worry about then the rich folk. Less responsibility, less desire, less to be unhappy about.
switch over to the difference between america and africa today
The surprising result of editing is the sense of freedom. Once you let go of enough, you begin to see and feel the effects. Some take it further than others. It is liberating.
wow. true!
truly one of the TED talks of all time
It's not an issue of personal taste. It's about realizing how much space, energy, and time is being wasted by us giving in to the social pressures and advertisements that nudge us toward wanting more stuff, a bigger house, a bigger vehicle, and on and on. I've always tried to live by the -=- ideal because I am constantly seeing people getting themselves into ruts by grabbing more than is necessary for a happy, simple lifestyle. But we are influenced by our (social) environment even if we try no
The box is so familiar. Everyone has one, right? Bringing it on stage and talking about it really made the point.
Less stuff doesn't necessarily make you happier, but I think it's important not to use buying things as a way to feel better when you're unhappy. Just like I think it's important not to use drugs as a way to feel better when you're unhappy.
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Happiness is a personal construct, which is a relatively fluid paradigm. It depends and varies form person to person.
I just love this guy ..you should see some of his tiny apt/houses ect he is a genius designer!
101 % agree. This video should be showed to people who are fighting for climate change and but they waste too much space, clothes and other luxury things in their lives.
Yes!! I agree with you. In this expensive world, we must save our money and time to keep us happy forever.
Don't buy anything you don't absolutely need. Chances are you'll always have enough money.
I have been doing the eact same thing with my 4-room home for the past 2 years and it's about done now, more than 50% less stuff. That allowed me to have more space, ease of cleaning, ease of repositioning and above all - Focus all my money on getting the good stuff that I need and not always be on the budget and getting multiple cheap/less-rigid items.
I like this guy and this video. The length of this talk is ironically 1/4 of the normal TED Talk length. Also he doesn’t come off as pompous and conceded like a lot of these nobodies do. His talk is simple and to the point like what he’s preaching.
I believe that many people have already decided to spend their money and time wisely in order to enjoy freedom and live happier. In my opinion, this is a must. As Graham said " Let´s live happier with less".
I remember that time when my Digital Literacy teacher played this video to analyze TED Talks (literally the same day I am writing this comment)...
3:33 "Secondly, our new mantra: small is sexy."
My friend who is smaller than me: *YES! He means ME!*
I so agree with this talk. I'm a student now living in a one room apartment. And when I move I don't want a bigger one.
I came to realize that living minimally makes me happiest after I finished building my 3,000 square foot house on 5 1/2 acres. My husband (now ex) and I lived in a 29 foot travel trailer for 4 years while building our dream house. Twenty one years later I'm back on a path of minimalist living and it feels great. My (2nd) husband, on the other hand, is not on the same path. I'm still moving in that direction and trusting that he'll jumps on board in his own time. Great video ~ thanks Graham!
Thinking of selling my house and moving into a 20' long RV for both reasons he mentioned: freedom and time. His apartment at 420 sf sounds like a luxury mansion to me! It's amazing how little we really need. Love the furniture ideas!
with such a grace you can manage any space
We are planning on doing the same thing. Starting to get rid of all the stuff now, so when we buy the rv, we won't have much stuff to bring. Cannot wait. There is such a freedom with living with less.
1. Edit Ruthlessly- cut the extraneous; think before you buy
2. Think small- efficiency, get things you’ll really used
3. Make multifunctional; get things that can be used for multiple things; get more out of your space
less equals more, make room for the good stuff
(just for me personally)
not the speech that we deserve but the one...that we needed...
I just recently read a minimalist book, this is an awesome video.
Computer + clothes + few trivial items = All I basically need.
Strong message less stuff less stress and things will be manageable
I like the idea of getting rid of all of the stuff we don't like, and having only stuff we love. But look at all of the work that goes into transforming your apartment to meet every function! Still, a great idea to still have all the cool stuff you want, but pay far less over time to have it.
owning less staff which are all functional and beneficial makes you feel good about your life and yourself
than you bro
For some reason his apartment post-remodel reminds me of the houses in The 21 Balloons. Now I'm all nostalgic for books I read as a kid.
I'm here looking for a listening homework assignment for a level 5 ESL online class.
One of the core concepts of Buddhism :)
N the main theme is our body n mind not belong to us, which we no need to worry anymore if we can realize that's reality
It’s so enriching! During last ten years I’ve lived in 4 different countries. In this case to buy less and to have responsible consumption approach is the best option
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THE BOX GODDAMNIT
WHATS IN THE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOX
There was carrot in the box
Great talk, and completely true. And I love this apartment btw. I want one!
420 is a big space for 1 still. my family of 4 lived in about 860 for a while and we are hoping to go even smaller than that soon.
I would love his one room house thing, but only if it was automated; health wise the energy needed to move all those things every day would be exhausting for me. But I love the idea, especially how it allows for total flodding of light to every roo since every room is apart to the single room. kind of awesome.
@peterbriers I love that 'it can save those 2 seconds everyday' example. Extremely accurate.
That is actually in a very profound way, very very very true.
:)
Good ideas, they work well in large cities where most consumers live.
I dont agree with one main explanation of savings. I can compare furniture Ikea version premium in they offer to the furniture multifunctional. In Poland furniture multifunctional are sometime from 5-10 time higher than Ikea. It isnt about minimalism, It is about fashion, it is fashionable so market increased price for multifunctional to huge spending of money. I tried to plan that living room and badroom with functionalities and I got feedback that it will cost me 4 times higher than Ikea with only partly multifunctional parts. Finally I calculated it on my paper and now I can say You will not cut costs for 200bags as author mention not in Poland. FInally you will buy 60+ meters for the same price when you will buy furniture in Ikea premium, you will have more space and finally the next change furniture for 10-15 years will let you save next 70k PLN because you pay at least 30% of the price multifunctional modern fashionable brand.
Until in Poland multifunctional furnitures will not be fastionable but in general available in each huge markets for price from Ikea it will never be save money or cut costs compare to select smaller flat.
Btw good luck to take care of 2 children in one room flat of 42 meters and as 4 ppl living in that room. For me it might be a space exhibition but I can agree it might be really good idea for ppl who have no kids, living as couple or alone. It that idea of living it might be the best option. In that case I could replace my own prop. I would like to never live alone in 150 meters even as couple. It requires to much cleaning and staff which isnt necessary and it consume a lot of energy to heat it and keep in good quality as a whole property.
watching this in 2020 lockdown. I wish I knew this before. :Great content and inspiring.
Awesome, thank you for sharing, happy to share! So bang on!!!
Rebecca, Bowen and Thomas loved this TedTalk, Mr. Hill. Greetings from China!
Detective Mills "whats in the box???!!!!"
my dad always told me that there are only two things we need to be content.
1; Be happy with what you have.
2; Make sure you have plenty.
True happiness is when you give or help someone, irrespective of his or her religion, without any expectation in return.
Another cycle. Thanks for this TED and Graham.
Awesome content .... well presented.
I came to realize although depression and anxiety suck. In those moments I feel more grateful for evertyhing I have, I don't care abot money, or looks or daily problems. Everyhing seems more valuable, those things and people were always there but they become extremely worthwhile. When I'm not depresses or anxious and although I obvious feel better but I don't value things and always want more, and then more, what I have is just something I have to stand while I get new thing, the present just a process for the future with the hope of that sometime in the future I "become" happy.
@dj4mula Agreed, I was stationed in Japan for a year and you should see their Fridges, washer machines, vacuum cleaners, they're all smaller and some appliances are foldable for storage. And that was back in 1998!
Yep I'm learning spend assets and things people really need this year
that's brilliant. I hope i could do that i would become more and more happy.
Reading up on his apartment, then his biggest clever idea is getting others to design, remodel and pay for his fancy space saving furniture and stuff in his Soho apartment. Very clever! He can now make money by doing demos of his fancy small apartment in Manhattan. Folks in Tokyo already did this. The lady who lived in that apartment for 40 years before him didn't need to spend all that money to remodel. Was it rent controlled?
Move to the Midwest vs Manhattan and you'll save a LOT more.
this is a lesson that more people need to learn
I realized this when I moved into my college dorm with loads of stuff but ended up using only 5% of all of it daily.
I have recently done this, moved into a smaller house. I have 1400sq ft, down from 2300 sq ft, and I have room to spare. My guest room is a storage room. I am working on getting that out of my life. And then I spend my money on quality. I buy good headphones, or high quality cookware, but I only have 1 pot I cook in. I have to clean it each time after cooking, but it is really high quality, and takes up almost no cubbard space (mainly cuz it isn't there most of the time)
@Uribaani I follow a few simple rules that helped me.
1) I'm not rich enough to buy cheap things. (= on the long therm, cheap is the new expensive)
2) Never buy things with only 1 use.
3) Never buy stuff you want to have. Only buy stuff you want to use.
4) if it's cheaper than the material-costs + worktime, something is very wrong.
@Pianofy Schwartz was extremely mature in his speech... Phenomenal it was!
this reminds me of the presentation ryan bingham gives in the movie "up in the air" lol. instead of the invisible backpack, it's a box. i like the concept though
I agree buying less is good, but i like some cozy space for myself too.
It's funny to see a lot of students on here commenting. I'm using this as a test, I wonder if my students will see the comment? But, I think the speaker makes a lot of good points. Smaller living is not only desirable for the individual, but we are probably going to have to live like this because of population growth too.
Agree with the person who called it kinda reminder. There is anyway an important message in that presentation
when I was au uni I was living in a really small room, had just a few things that I needed and honestly I was not lacking anything at all. I had a lot of clothes, but I would still just rewear a fow of my faves. I didnť realise that untill I had to move back home. First hit me the realisation of the amount of clothes I had and also the amount of htings that I had back home. Now I have stopped shopping and I'm trying tom minimise what I have
Great lesson for everyone to learn, less is more 👍
the things you own end up owning you.
thank you
that's not minimalism; that's compactism.
He didn't mention minimalisim, did he:)?
Nothing new, but this made me pause and think about it
His bed isn't a sofa bed. You can see it on youtube titled ' 6 rooms into 1:morphing apartment packs 1100 sq ft into 420 '. It is the most brilliant fold away bed design I have ever seen since you can put stuff on the wall where the fold away bed is and it doesn't drop when you pull the bed down.
Excellent piece
@Iker888 I felt the same way three years ago. However, a Sony Reader, a Kindle and a library card helped me a lot. It was easy to part with books that I could get in electronic format and/or borrow from my local library. I still have a lot of art books, though...
Excellent - #lean life. That's actually mine as well! Homeexchange has been the teacher.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who tjinks that way.
The problem with "edited life" or whatever is that all the custom furniture will cost quite more than the standard one.
Not to mention if your office folds away, is your pc glued to the table? Because if not, it would fall over...
This is obvious, but it's always nice to be reminded.
galvanized metal type beat
Awesome talk.
@Zuarin It's because he's big on owning less things overall, but he's a movie buff. Gotta have that 102" LED with the Bose Surround sound of course!
@Youanden Yea, i've tried it. I still prefer the physical book, the feel, the smell, the messy notes. The e-reader makes more sense, it's practical and less harmful to the enviornment, but I guess im just a little old fashioned :P
This is how I live now. However, if you have not beena rich person, you wouldn't buy this idea! I grew up in a poor society where I couldn't buy things because there we7available in yhe stores and even later, wben we had money, we couldn't buy things we wanted (USSR and post USSR). In US I had everything and could buy everything. I had drown up in things. I found out a minimalist style of life, but didn't want to part with my things! I was forced to part with them when I moved back. Now I am hsppier with less stuff, but I don't have an access to stores where I could buy stuff that satisfy my style. I would probably return to buy more style of life now if I was able to do that. It's easy to be a minimalist if you rich and live in the middle of Manhattan where you could go out and buy whatever you want. I want him to live here for several years with higher prices for things that he used to and much smaller salaries-he would change his philosophy!
Thank you. What an awesome share.
@lord666christoph No, but having less shirts CAN make you happier. Some examples:
- It can save those 2 seconds everyday when you see the not-so-favourite-shirt, think about it wearing it, but never doing it.
- Having less in your closet, makes you appreciate what you do have more.
This might not be the case for everybody, but it is for me for example.
Valid points. Money and things can't buy happiness. But I can't help but feel propagandized to like austerity. "Have you ever seen someone unhappy on a Jet Ski?" -Daniel Tosh
I've tried to live with this sort of ideal in mind. But there are things in my life - like my cooking equipment and ingredients, and textbooks that I have no real alternative to have. I have a great deal of difficulty reading text on screens and a kindle isn't the same as holding the real thing. That said, I could probably fit all the stuff I'd actually move with comfortably in a standard car, so I guess I can't be doing too badly.
I collect things because i honestly dont know what else to do.
collect information! try to learn as much as you can about everything and anything!
How about donating monies to those in need?
That is really sad
personal storage is mostly used while in transition to a new place
I'm now gonna go watch George Carlin's bit on Stuff
Like what I have been thinking, with true quality comes the end of quantity.
It's hard to argue with smaller utility bills, more money and a smaller environmental footprint. I think is really useful equation
mate 420 square feet aint bloody small
nicely put -AP
Good talk! I wish I had micro apartments where I live.
sometimes less is more but more is always moree
So similar to Barry Schwartz's Paradox of choice!
They should show this video to every family in America. We Do not need any more McMansions
When I got a divorce, I left with the clothes on my back, some books I love and music. That's it. Simplicity. And frankly, that's all I needed. But, I wouldn't say that has anything to do with happiness.
I would agree with having less stuff in general. You don't want to become a hoarder. Its not that you can't have a big screen TV, its more the fact that you need to get rid of that old tv that you replaced it with 3 years ago.....that thing needs to go! Just throw away your old stuff and don't get emotionally attached to things you have no more use for. That includes buying things you know you will never ever use.
127m2 is HUGE! This is not conserving much at all. People in my country have apartments approximately 47m2, now that is saving space and money.
That only applies to people that choose to have less things not the ones that cant afford things they might actually need to make life easier
Sounded like a high school speech. Not a ground breaking idea either.
America is about to have to learn how to pare its life down to bare essentials.
I for one lived in a 19 ft rv for 4 yrs....loved it...peace, quite and not many annoying neighbors...