I live in an Earthquake, Typhoon, and Tsunami prone area here in Japan. My house feels safer if fewer things are around. And i will never ever worry about losing stuff in case these things will hit us someday. I do have my emergency bag with food, documents, and money in it just in case. I just realized that the most important thing in my life is my safety, my sanity, my means of communication, and my digital books. 😆 i am always ready to start from scratch. 👍 very liberating. 😆
2019 - 2020 lost everything, today I can leave from wherever I'm living with my entire life packed in two suitcases within 30 minutes, very liberating.
@@nataliaw.1371I don’t know if this is his experience as well but once you find yourself in that situation that you don’t have anything it actually feels good or at least for me it did and then you don’t want to go back where you were before with all the things that you actually don’t need.
@@nicolasnord5361 thank you :) I see. To me being settled, and my belongings are connected with feeling safe. I don't mean overpossessing, and gathering. Also it's nice to have a place like home.
I think the majority of the presentation was that of understanding that you’re not the same person and to embrace life changes. Too hold onto things for self acclaimation or things that could be, would be or maybe used are better off tossed. It’s accepting that you’re not the same as you were X yrs ago. And you don’t have to hang on. It’s in your heart.
I’ve lost every single thing I owned besides the clothes on my back due to a house fire in 2006. It was traumatizing yet cleansing and freeing at the same time!ripped away the unnecessary and allowed me to see the necessary firsthand. All this while being a single teen mom dirt poor.
I think the minimalist approach can be liberating, but I also think that there are a lot of people out there like me who have a lot of hobbies and a lot of associated gear/equipment/stuff to support those hobbies. Yea I could get rid of 99% of my stuff, but that would also entail ditching 99% of my hobbies.
I'm in the same boat, rotating hobbies, some are seasonal, some I just phase in and out of, so things certainly get boxed up for periods, but getting rid of it would leave me buying those things all over again in a few months when it started up again, and would be incredibly impractical and wasteful - but excellent talk nonetheless ^^ I do agree sometimes stuff can hold one back.
Her talk is for people like me. I have a doll collection given to me by my parents. I keep them because my parents gave them to me because they love me. Do I look at them? No. They are boxed up. Did my kids want them? No. Would anyone? Unknown. Do I need to keep carrying them? I already had one heart attack. Am I really going to leave my art supplies, instruments, doll collection, books, china and silver we don't use, table cloths and placemats, multiples of this or that for my kids to sort?
I had a hard time letting go of hobbies I had tried but didn’t stick. Her point about letting go of past versions of myself really resonated. I have an unfinished quilt top that has been sitting in a drawer for almost 20 years. Every time I open the drawer I feel bad that project isn’t completed. I dust my sewing machine. Time to let go of this version of myself and move on.
I had 3 main hobbies in my life: crocheting, guitar playing and electronics. The Guitar is not really a problem, but crochet and electronics can take a loot of space. I ended up giving up of crocheting because I moved 7 times in the last 7 years. But I really drag all my electronics stuff with me. I tried several times to change hobby to something more digital, like programming or digital art, but I also work on a computer and after several hours I really can't stare at it anymore. I really miss my crocheting times. I really hope one day I'll have a stable house where I can keep all my stuff and just be in my hobbies in peace.
I was mesmerized as you pinpointed sentiments about myself and my “stuff” that I could never quite understand. I too have moved through many professional versions of myself. At every turn, I was unwilling to shed my old identities. A licensed version of Adobe Creative Suite from 2010 still sits on my bookshelf because it makes me feel like I’m still a graphic designer even though my last paid design project was almost a decade ago. Thank you for sharing the process you went through. It has inspired me to take that first step.
In 2020 we decided to move countries and start a new life. It appealed to the minimalist in me: this idea of starting anew. Getting rid of stuff in an ecologically conscious way is not easy, especially now that we know that most of donated clothing too ends up in the landfill. It was during the pandemic so the charity shops in the UK were closed, but our local free share group came in handy. I got rid of literally all my clothes: they weren't fitting well post pregnancy. But I still miss maybe one or two items. Furniture I don't: I think I had outgrown most of it already. But it wasn't so easy to restock on the other end where second hand economy isn't so accessible. Also, sometimes when there's been a lot of change, it's worth it to keep some souvenirs from the past self: to remind you where you came from. At least I like to.
As a practicing minimalist, I felt it when I look around for things to get rid off I'm disappointed that I still need those things, or at least I think I still need.
A couple of years ago, at the age of 43 (therefore old enough to have accumulated a lot of stuff), moved from a two bed house with a shed to a single room in a shared house. This forced me to get rid of a lot. Three years later I have embraced to “say no to stuff” mentality and I really think before I buy things. I ask myself if I really need or love it. Will it become stuff or will it be a valuable possession? I absolutely loved this talk and I highly recommend this way of living to anyone and everyone. We need much less than we think.
Très vrai! La vie matérielle nous encombre beaucoup. Il est important de faire le ménage dans nos affaires. Vivre simplement. La simplicité est vraiment la libération. ❤❤❤
Incredible. This may very well be one of the most significant paradigm shifts of my entire life. I am deeply grateful for your TedTalk Eagranie. Bravo!
As one who's necessarily had to downsize each time I moved cities, I've noticed the amount of money I've wasted replacing things I had prior, and wanted again. I also find myself thinking about irreplaceable items I've given away or left behind on occasion. Some like the ultra minimalist lifestyle. I don't. But before you rent storage, do a cost analysis because after a certain point, you might as well buy everything new again as long as the items aren't sentimental or irreplaceable.
I absolutely you. When we action everything can think paramount deep. Each activity us will decided by think. Perhaps you doubt, strict ,…but when had decided don’t regret about it. Life is a journey.
Right, but it’s not a dichotomy where you either go ultra minimalist or keep everything. There’s plenty of space in between to pair down while still hanging onto the things that you love or need
I love this presentation. I am a victim of collecting items and I have a hard time letting go of things. I’m learning I have to make room for the new me. Baby steps.
Very nicely done. Not only am I getting rid of stuff, literally, as I paused to listen to this video..... I declare to the decree of the Lord, that I too will get to check off the list "TED speaker" as a lifelong aspiration. God, do Your thing! Great job again ~ Eagraine 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Very well done!
I am going though this situation right now. When I was young I moved out of my parents house with only a hand luggage. And I never bothered. I built my life in another country. But now I got extremely attached to the few I have. For some reason, I feel that my value is in that stuff. That 300 euros piece of furniture... That was 30 hours of work and if I throw it away I'll have to work it again. I can't just leave stuff at my parents place because they live across the ocean, so every time I have to move I have to throw a lot away. The worst is that, every time I move, I believe it will be the last time but then something happens and I have to move again. It is getting tiring to drag all my stuff around every time and I know I should reduce. I try to take pictures of memorable things, change hobbies, etc. But it really hurts every time I have to throw something away I know I had to work for. The problem is not living with few. I have done it and I know I could do it again. But back then it was my parents stuff. Now it is the stuff I worked for and I feel my value is in there.
I laughed so hard then I cried because you were talking about ME! THANK YOU!❤ PS - My brother emailed your video to me today as a hint to clean up my past!
When you said you took box number one and tossed it in the recycle bin - I felt that, physically stopped my breath for a moment. could I do that? And yet... years ago when my husband and I went for an extended sailing sabbatical, and everything we owned fit on that 36' sailboat, it was liberating. I never felt freer. The things you own end up owning you. Enlightening to see how much I've changed over these years.
I actually did it. When the war started i left my home, my car, my job, everything. I had just small bag, not suitcase and 2 k.dollars. i really started my life from zero. New contry , no language, no money,no skills. So it's not a fantasy its a real life.
I did this in 2022. Me, my husband and 2 kids moved abroad with only 2 suitcases. All the stuff and our apartment were left in Russia. I think, forever
We moved to an island, too 🙂 so, it was too expensive to bring a large amount of things. I already moved with "one suitcase" when I was 13 so because of my prior experience I didn't feel much sad this time
I know people who have lived in 10+ different places staying less than a year in each and now they are so glad to settle down some roots, counting 4 yrs. now.
I already did the minimalism thing. Yes, owning less is liberating. However; I use almost all my stuff. Yes- actually! It’s mostly hobby related and books. If I don’t/won’t use it in the next year, bye!!
Good & meaningful speech but she left out something very important, what the whole thing was about! What did she decide on to put in that suitcase?? I struggle with “stuff” I don’t need & when I come across something I forgot about I get a rush from the flood of memories & feelings. It all will go in a dumpster when I’m gone though because it is nothing but junk to anyone but me…
I assume that once in Tasmania she had to acquire stuff again in order to cook sleep clean sit and generally function. Radical actions are so appealing . Let it all go! Live unfettered by your past your things and so on. But you will need some stuff to get by to create to focus and act on. I don't think living in a bubble empty of every vestige of your life and starting again from scratch makes sense.
My room, specifically the table has a lot of old stuff of my sisters crafts. She was into DIY for years but time flies so fast and now she’s into something other than crafting. It’s me, holding back with those random things. I did get rid of things months ago so I might try it tomorrow.
Very thought provoking! I keep ALL types of REMNANTS for everything that was apart of my world. I am finally cleaning my clutter! Good speaking and Thanks for sharing.
I have a lot of stuff. Some of it is from emotional things and some is from having what I need to function like kitchen items, linens, clothing, food supplies and personal items, computer systems and related tools, hobby supplies, yard maintenance items, home repair tools, etc. I understood how eliminating emotional stuff can be freeing, but trashing perfectly good things I use regularly sounds wasteful and costly as I will need to buy new ones. I believe firmly in waste not, want not.
Show me where in her talk she said you should get rid of things you use. So many people in the comments completely missing the bigger point here. Also, I can just sense in your words that you’re in a bit of denial and might be a bit of a hoarder. I bet you have some room to make your life less cluttered and still keep things you need or enjoy
@pensive-penguin it was a good presentation in many ways, but I definitely got the impression that getting rid of the majority of one's belongings was the advice, even if one didn't get rid of as much as 99%. Sounds like you didn't receive the same impression which is reasonable. And, I do throw away, recycle, or give away things I no longer need or use as quickly as possible. Go, Teams Clean and MoneyWise! No need to suggest I'm a hoarder, but thank you for your concern.
My dream version of minimalism -- " I will get rid of ALL MY STUFF with just a wallet ( not a suitcase)." How can that be? In my wallet I have my passport, my cellphone, and my cards (debit and credit cards). I will let go of all stuff but I hoarded money. 🤑
@@USmetallist i must agree with you in 50 % of the cases. But, for the other half, specially for older people, it was a choice indeed. "Should i stay with my stuff here, or should i pack my documents and water and go west". And believe me, 50/50 is not a guess. There are still a lot of us, who stay and hold to the stuff.
Interesting witness protection reveal, why the need to get rid of every possession and make "new identities" hmm?? '"Two years ago, my family and I moved .. and we each got one suitcase. Hearing this, you might think" .. WHAT DO YOU KNOW
He lifted a hand and turned and went on. He had divested himself of the little cloaked godlet and his other amulets in a place where they would not be found in his lifetime and he'd taken for talisman the simple human heart within him. Walking down the little street for the last time he felt everything fall away from him. Until there was nothing left of him to shed. It was all gone. No trail, no track. The spoor petered out down there on Front Street where things he'd been lay like paper shadows, a few here, they thin out. After that nothing. A few rumors. Idle word on the wind. Old news years in traveling that you could not put stock in. - Suttree
In prosperous societies, we have collected memories, goods, decorative objects, furniture, etc. Many do not have and have not had large funds, but what has been acquired or produced in other ways is valuable in many ways. Since we've gotten to this point and have used little or a lot of our own resources, it seems wrong to just throw things away, because only now do we want to get rid of them, to feel better or freer. Through recycling, someone can use our goods for free or for compensation. Nature conservation and pollution prevention are many actions. If our identity changes and things change with it, we still don't have to throw away and consume something new. There should be some kind of brake on all the spending, you have to know how to hold back in the commercialism of the consumer society. Well, if we've somehow managed to achieve a more blissful feeling by throwing things away or in some other way, the old stuff has been replaced by an accelerating consumption compulsion related to information technology, hysteria, which constantly demands a newer version of this or that or other peripheral technology, security, insurance... Can anything/ anyone save humans from this?
This feels like something that only rich people can do and have it feel “liberating.” Like…why is she and her family moving to Tasmania? And even with just a suitcase….ya have to have money to movie and set up all over again.
Wow. It seems the IQ of most of the people in the comments is pretty low. Did you not watch the whole thing? Did you not understand the bigger point she was making. Did you not hear the part when she specifically said the talk is not about packing up and moving to another country?
I will be forever grateful to you, you changed my whole life and I will continue to preach on your behalf for the whole world to hear you saved me from huge financial debt with just a small investment, thank you Brenda Devore
Wow. I'm a bit perplexed seeing her been mentioned here also Didn't know she has been good to so many people too this is wonderful, i'm in my fifth trade with her and it has been super.
The first step to successful investing is figuring out your goals and risk tolerance either on your own or with the help of a financial professional but is very advisable you make use of a professional.
Isn't that the same Mrs Brenda Devore I'm new at this, please how can I reach her? that my neighbours are talking about, she has to be a perfect expert for people to talk about her so well
I am cleaning out my late grandma's apartment to realize that must of her possessions are going to donation or the bin...all those notes all those books ...bin...so why should we carry them when we are alive and even pass the burden to our children or grandchildren...
How do you get rid of books? I am a researcher and I need my books. Plus I like reading a wide variety of books. I *cannot* read on e-devices. Ive tried them all, I hate them. I have to move to a smaller apartment now as rents have increased but I am not ditching my books yet again for a move. I guess Ill live with 99% of my stuff... But i do try to downsize other things like a corporate downsize. 10% staff/things must go. Or 20%. And then they do...
I moved from San Francisco to New York City during 2009 recession with 2 suitcases… felt great and met my wife one year later in 2010. I’m Still letting go of old things (i.e previous job items) I accumulated from 2009 - 2024.
9:48 “It turns out, that getting rid of your stuff is really fun. It’s freeing. It is liberating.” Not. My. Experience. Speak for yourself, rather than using the second person to tell me that getting rid of MY stuff is “fun.”
I hope you realize this is just one person‘s perspective. You are free to watch it or not watch it, take her advice or not, adjust what she saying to fit your circumstances or not. Why leave a negative comment when you have all those choices?
If you get rid of stuff you don't have to clean or organize it. If you don't have to clean or organize it you can go to bed earlier or spend more time resting. 😀
From $10K to $25k that's the minimum range of profit return every week I think it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family
Life in Hobart must be exxxxtreeeemly Sloooow. Watched this on 1.25 and it still wasn’t normal speed. Lady, more content, fewer pauses. The pauses aren’t dramatic, they’re boring.
I am so very tired of TRYING to listen to speakers who phonate on vocal fry. It is highly annoying, limits expression, and also creates an environment for vocal damage. If you plan to speak in public, it is a good practice to work with a vocal technician for healthy phonation. Your audience will stay engaged and your vocal cords will thank you.
I live in an Earthquake, Typhoon, and Tsunami prone area here in Japan. My house feels safer if fewer things are around. And i will never ever worry about losing stuff in case these things will hit us someday. I do have my emergency bag with food, documents, and money in it just in case. I just realized that the most important thing in my life is my safety, my sanity, my means of communication, and my digital books. 😆 i am always ready to start from scratch. 👍 very liberating. 😆
So smart!
but do you live in an area where your life is always at risk more than in many other places.
2019 - 2020 lost everything, today I can leave from wherever I'm living with my entire life packed in two suitcases within
30 minutes, very liberating.
Very privileged situation indeed.
🙏🏾
Why? You do not want to settle again?
@@nataliaw.1371I don’t know if this is his experience as well but once you find yourself in that situation that you don’t have anything it actually feels good or at least for me it did and then you don’t want to go back where you were before with all the things that you actually don’t need.
@@nicolasnord5361 thank you :) I see. To me being settled, and my belongings are connected with feeling safe. I don't mean overpossessing, and gathering. Also it's nice to have a place like home.
I think the majority of the presentation was that of understanding that you’re not the same person and to embrace life changes. Too hold onto things for self acclaimation or things that could be, would be or maybe used are better off tossed.
It’s accepting that you’re not the same as you were X yrs ago. And you don’t have to hang on. It’s in your heart.
What a polished speaker- she’s a shining example of how to do it right! 🎉❤ Former Toastmasters member here
I'm a substance over style person.
Vocal fry spoils listening to the content…for me.
I’ve lost every single thing I owned besides the clothes on my back due to a house fire in 2006. It was traumatizing yet cleansing and freeing at the same time!ripped away the unnecessary and allowed me to see the necessary firsthand. All this while being a single teen mom dirt poor.
❤ my dog had me realise how very little is needed in life to feel wholesome and still love life!
Yes. ..and my lovable beautiful worthy cats.
I too recently had a situation where I was shown just how much I love my pup. I've had her for 10 years. Time goes by so fast💙🩵💜
How's your dog's mortgage repayment going?
My entire life fits in about 2.5 XL suitcases and has for years. It’s very liberating! Team minimalist✨
“Cut the strings, get rid of the things.” Freedom…
people?
I think the minimalist approach can be liberating, but I also think that there are a lot of people out there like me who have a lot of hobbies and a lot of associated gear/equipment/stuff to support those hobbies.
Yea I could get rid of 99% of my stuff, but that would also entail ditching 99% of my hobbies.
I'm in the same boat, rotating hobbies, some are seasonal, some I just phase in and out of, so things certainly get boxed up for periods, but getting rid of it would leave me buying those things all over again in a few months when it started up again, and would be incredibly impractical and wasteful - but excellent talk nonetheless ^^ I do agree sometimes stuff can hold one back.
Her talk is for people like me. I have a doll collection given to me by my parents. I keep them because my parents gave them to me because they love me. Do I look at them? No. They are boxed up. Did my kids want them? No. Would anyone? Unknown. Do I need to keep carrying them? I already had one heart attack. Am I really going to leave my art supplies, instruments, doll collection, books, china and silver we don't use, table cloths and placemats, multiples of this or that for my kids to sort?
I had a hard time letting go of hobbies I had tried but didn’t stick. Her point about letting go of past versions of myself really resonated. I have an unfinished quilt top that has been sitting in a drawer for almost 20 years. Every time I open the drawer I feel bad that project isn’t completed. I dust my sewing machine. Time to let go of this version of myself and move on.
Agreed
I had 3 main hobbies in my life: crocheting, guitar playing and electronics. The Guitar is not really a problem, but crochet and electronics can take a loot of space. I ended up giving up of crocheting because I moved 7 times in the last 7 years. But I really drag all my electronics stuff with me. I tried several times to change hobby to something more digital, like programming or digital art, but I also work on a computer and after several hours I really can't stare at it anymore. I really miss my crocheting times. I really hope one day I'll have a stable house where I can keep all my stuff and just be in my hobbies in peace.
I was mesmerized as you pinpointed sentiments about myself and my “stuff” that I could never quite understand. I too have moved through many professional versions of myself. At every turn, I was unwilling to shed my old identities. A licensed version of Adobe Creative Suite from 2010 still sits on my bookshelf because it makes me feel like I’m still a graphic designer even though my last paid design project was almost a decade ago. Thank you for sharing the process you went through. It has inspired me to take that first step.
In 2020 we decided to move countries and start a new life. It appealed to the minimalist in me: this idea of starting anew. Getting rid of stuff in an ecologically conscious way is not easy, especially now that we know that most of donated clothing too ends up in the landfill. It was during the pandemic so the charity shops in the UK were closed, but our local free share group came in handy. I got rid of literally all my clothes: they weren't fitting well post pregnancy. But I still miss maybe one or two items. Furniture I don't: I think I had outgrown most of it already. But it wasn't so easy to restock on the other end where second hand economy isn't so accessible. Also, sometimes when there's been a lot of change, it's worth it to keep some souvenirs from the past self: to remind you where you came from. At least I like to.
As a practicing minimalist, I felt it when I look around for things to get rid off I'm disappointed that I still need those things, or at least I think I still need.
A couple of years ago, at the age of 43 (therefore old enough to have accumulated a lot of stuff), moved from a two bed house with a shed to a single room in a shared house. This forced me to get rid of a lot.
Three years later I have embraced to “say no to stuff” mentality and I really think before I buy things. I ask myself if I really need or love it. Will it become stuff or will it be a valuable possession?
I absolutely loved this talk and I highly recommend this way of living to anyone and everyone. We need much less than we think.
Très vrai! La vie matérielle nous encombre beaucoup. Il est important de faire le ménage dans nos affaires. Vivre simplement. La simplicité est vraiment la libération. ❤❤❤
Incredible. This may very well be one of the most significant paradigm shifts of my entire life. I am deeply grateful for your TedTalk Eagranie. Bravo!
As one who's necessarily had to downsize each time I moved cities, I've noticed the amount of money I've wasted replacing things I had prior, and wanted again. I also find myself thinking about irreplaceable items I've given away or left behind on occasion. Some like the ultra minimalist lifestyle. I don't.
But before you rent storage, do a cost analysis because after a certain point, you might as well buy everything new again as long as the items aren't sentimental or irreplaceable.
I absolutely you. When we action everything can think paramount deep. Each activity us will decided by think. Perhaps you doubt, strict ,…but when had decided don’t regret about it. Life is a journey.
@@kenndygm6277say what?? Lots of typos
@@ms.ajones7168 Oh sorry I'm learning English. You can understand the meaning as positive😊
Right, but it’s not a dichotomy where you either go ultra minimalist or keep everything. There’s plenty of space in between to pair down while still hanging onto the things that you love or need
I love this presentation. I am a victim of collecting items and I have a hard time letting go of things. I’m learning I have to make room for the new me. Baby steps.
Very nicely done. Not only am I getting rid of stuff, literally, as I paused to listen to this video..... I declare to the decree of the Lord, that I too will get to check off the list "TED speaker" as a lifelong aspiration. God, do Your thing! Great job again ~ Eagraine 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Very well done!
Wishing you greatness! ❤
@@4WallsDesigns Thank you!
I am going though this situation right now. When I was young I moved out of my parents house with only a hand luggage. And I never bothered. I built my life in another country. But now I got extremely attached to the few I have. For some reason, I feel that my value is in that stuff. That 300 euros piece of furniture... That was 30 hours of work and if I throw it away I'll have to work it again. I can't just leave stuff at my parents place because they live across the ocean, so every time I have to move I have to throw a lot away. The worst is that, every time I move, I believe it will be the last time but then something happens and I have to move again. It is getting tiring to drag all my stuff around every time and I know I should reduce. I try to take pictures of memorable things, change hobbies, etc. But it really hurts every time I have to throw something away I know I had to work for. The problem is not living with few. I have done it and I know I could do it again. But back then it was my parents stuff. Now it is the stuff I worked for and I feel my value is in there.
There will forever be people that are pessimistic.
I enjoy the talk it helped me. Thank you
I laughed so hard then I cried because you were talking about ME!
THANK YOU!❤
PS - My brother emailed your video to me today as a hint to clean up my past!
Good talk. NB, When we get Alzheimer’s disease we really let go our our identity. Let’s hope we can still enjoy the moment.
When you said you took box number one and tossed it in the recycle bin - I felt that, physically stopped my breath for a moment. could I do that? And yet... years ago when my husband and I went for an extended sailing sabbatical, and everything we owned fit on that 36' sailboat, it was liberating. I never felt freer. The things you own end up owning you. Enlightening to see how much I've changed over these years.
Love the thoughtful way Eagranie speaks about starting over :)
I actually did it. When the war started i left my home, my car, my job, everything. I had just small bag, not suitcase and 2 k.dollars. i really started my life from zero. New contry , no language, no money,no skills. So it's not a fantasy its a real life.
War was the first thing that crossed my mind. Hope you are well 🤞🏻
@@denigroz im perfect thank you. I alive, my family with me, im studying English, i have work, bought the car, rent house. Everything well thanks God.
I did this in 2022. Me, my husband and 2 kids moved abroad with only 2 suitcases. All the stuff and our apartment were left in Russia. I think, forever
We moved to an island, too 🙂 so, it was too expensive to bring a large amount of things. I already moved with "one suitcase" when I was 13 so because of my prior experience I didn't feel much sad this time
it's very brave. you deserve a gorgeous life.🎉
@@user-pu4cp8vq7s thank you 🙂
I know people who have lived in 10+ different places staying less than a year in each and now they are so glad to settle down some roots, counting 4 yrs. now.
I already did the minimalism thing. Yes, owning less is liberating. However; I use almost all my stuff. Yes- actually! It’s mostly hobby related and books. If I don’t/won’t use it in the next year, bye!!
Good & meaningful speech but she left out something very important, what the whole thing was about! What did she decide on to put in that suitcase?? I struggle with “stuff” I don’t need & when I come across something I forgot about I get a rush from the flood of memories & feelings. It all will go in a dumpster when I’m gone though because it is nothing but junk to anyone but me…
I assume that once in Tasmania she had to acquire stuff again in order to cook sleep clean sit and generally function. Radical actions are so appealing . Let it all go! Live unfettered by your past your things and so on. But you will need some stuff to get by to create to focus and act on. I don't think living in a bubble empty of every vestige of your life and starting again from scratch makes sense.
My room, specifically the table has a lot of old stuff of my sisters crafts. She was into DIY for years but time flies so fast and now she’s into something other than crafting. It’s me, holding back with those random things.
I did get rid of things months ago so I might try it tomorrow.
Very thought provoking! I keep ALL types of REMNANTS for everything that was apart of my world. I am finally cleaning my clutter! Good speaking and Thanks for sharing.
I live in a van down sizing was very freeing.
ahhh 😂 no fallacies at that ...right?
By choice or because you lost your housing?
I have a lot of stuff. Some of it is from emotional things and some is from having what I need to function like kitchen items, linens, clothing, food supplies and personal items, computer systems and related tools, hobby supplies, yard maintenance items, home repair tools, etc. I understood how eliminating emotional stuff can be freeing, but trashing perfectly good things I use regularly sounds wasteful and costly as I will need to buy new ones. I believe firmly in waste not, want not.
Show me where in her talk she said you should get rid of things you use. So many people in the comments completely missing the bigger point here. Also, I can just sense in your words that you’re in a bit of denial and might be a bit of a hoarder. I bet you have some room to make your life less cluttered and still keep things you need or enjoy
@pensive-penguin it was a good presentation in many ways, but I definitely got the impression that getting rid of the majority of one's belongings was the advice, even if one didn't get rid of as much as 99%. Sounds like you didn't receive the same impression which is reasonable. And, I do throw away, recycle, or give away things I no longer need or use as quickly as possible. Go, Teams Clean and MoneyWise! No need to suggest I'm a hoarder, but thank you for your concern.
This is interesting. I work with individuals who have active emotional trauma. We do work that involves emotional hoarding.
Being poor sucks
My dream version of minimalism -- " I will get rid of ALL MY STUFF with just a wallet ( not a suitcase)." How can that be? In my wallet I have my passport, my cellphone, and my cards (debit and credit cards). I will let go of all stuff but I hoarded money. 🤑
Ukrainian and other refugees could tell a much more interesting story about leaving without a thing (
Precisely my thoughts too.
They can leave Kursk as a gift for Ukranians...!
forced vs by-choice ...is HIGHLY different
I don't think that would be an interesting story at all. Just an emotional and traumatic response to necessity rather than any thought-out process.
@@USmetallist i must agree with you in 50 % of the cases. But, for the other half, specially for older people, it was a choice indeed. "Should i stay with my stuff here, or should i pack my documents and water and go west". And believe me, 50/50 is not a guess. There are still a lot of us, who stay and hold to the stuff.
Amazing!! Get rid of stuff 🥳
Amazing TED talk ❤
Wonderful!!!
With or without its all your mind set,,,, but simply put if you cant. Clean everything room. with basic eazz then you have a problem in that room,,,
Interesting witness protection reveal, why the need to get rid of every possession and make "new identities" hmm?? '"Two years ago, my family and I moved .. and we each got one suitcase. Hearing this, you might think" .. WHAT DO YOU KNOW
He lifted a hand and turned and went on. He had divested himself of the little cloaked godlet and his other amulets in a place where they would not be found in his lifetime and he'd taken for talisman the simple human heart within him. Walking down the little street for the last time he felt everything fall away from him. Until there was nothing left of him to shed. It was all gone. No trail, no track. The spoor petered out down there on Front Street where things he'd been lay like paper shadows, a few here, they thin out. After that nothing. A few rumors. Idle word on the wind. Old news years in traveling that you could not put stock in.
- Suttree
In prosperous societies, we have collected memories, goods, decorative objects, furniture, etc. Many do not have and have not had large funds, but what has been acquired or produced in other ways is valuable in many ways. Since we've gotten to this point and have used little or a lot of our own resources, it seems wrong to just throw things away, because only now do we want to get rid of them, to feel better or freer. Through recycling, someone can use our goods for free or for compensation. Nature conservation and pollution prevention are many actions. If our identity changes and things change with it, we still don't have to throw away and consume something new. There should be some kind of brake on all the spending, you have to know how to hold back in the commercialism of the consumer society. Well, if we've somehow managed to achieve a more blissful feeling by throwing things away or in some other way, the old stuff has been replaced by an accelerating consumption compulsion related to information technology, hysteria, which constantly demands a newer version of this or that or other peripheral technology, security, insurance... Can anything/ anyone save humans from this?
Superb talk Eaganie! ❤
if possible, i will keep only my brain, or just consciousness
“Get rid of 99% stuff” ❤
is there a definable amount? in volume or weight?
Amazing. Thank you
This is gonna be great 🤭🤭🤭
Thanks . Very interesting. But WHAT DID YOU KEEP IN YOUR SUITCASE? 🌹
This feels like something that only rich people can do and have it feel “liberating.” Like…why is she and her family moving to Tasmania? And even with just a suitcase….ya have to have money to movie and set up all over again.
Wow. It seems the IQ of most of the people in the comments is pretty low. Did you not watch the whole thing? Did you not understand the bigger point she was making. Did you not hear the part when she specifically said the talk is not about packing up and moving to another country?
I will be forever grateful to you, you changed my whole life and I will continue to preach on your behalf for the whole world to hear you saved me from huge financial debt with just a small investment, thank you Brenda Devore
Wow. I'm a bit perplexed seeing her been mentioned here also Didn't know she has been good to so many people too this is wonderful, i'm in my fifth trade with her and it has been super.
The first step to successful investing is figuring out your goals and risk tolerance either on your own or with the help of a financial professional but is very advisable you make use of a professional.
Isn't that the same Mrs Brenda Devore I'm new at this, please how can I reach her? that my neighbours are talking about, she has to be a perfect expert for people to talk about her so well
I'm new at this, please how can I reach her?
I was skeptical at first till I decided to try. Its huge returns is awesome. I can't say much
I am cleaning out my late grandma's apartment to realize that must of her possessions are going to donation or the bin...all those notes all those books ...bin...so why should we carry them when we are alive and even pass the burden to our children or grandchildren...
Going minimalist is a good thing
On the other hand Eagranie could've cut the 14 minute video to 7 minutes to get to her point
I have never given anything away I regret. I give stuff away every week. And I’m not a shopper. Less is more.
How do you get rid of books? I am a researcher and I need my books. Plus I like reading a wide variety of books. I *cannot* read on e-devices. Ive tried them all, I hate them.
I have to move to a smaller apartment now as rents have increased but I am not ditching my books yet again for a move. I guess Ill live with 99% of my stuff...
But i do try to downsize other things like a corporate downsize. 10% staff/things must go. Or 20%. And then they do...
Great talk
Living out of a suitcase os the goal❤🎉
I moved from San Francisco to New York City during 2009 recession with 2 suitcases… felt great and met my wife one year later in 2010.
I’m Still letting go of old things (i.e previous job items) I accumulated from 2009 - 2024.
Omg...rethinking my office 😮
Good
From Assam
Funny enough, I do have a clutter prob….
Her story is not my story.
OK… And what’s the point of sharing that with us? Did you have some alternate perspective to offer? Doesn’t sound like it
9:48 “It turns out, that getting rid of your stuff is really fun. It’s freeing. It is liberating.”
Not. My. Experience.
Speak for yourself, rather than using the second person to tell me that getting rid of MY stuff is “fun.”
Whatever keeps you hanging onto your stuff might also be causing your need for her words to be phrased in a particular way...
I hope you realize this is just one person‘s perspective. You are free to watch it or not watch it, take her advice or not, adjust what she saying to fit your circumstances or not. Why leave a negative comment when you have all those choices?
Is it me, or the theme is somewhat similar to what George Clooney speaks in 'Up in the Air'.
What is an heirloom to you?
Working on this
If you get rid of stuff you don't have to clean or organize it. If you don't have to clean or organize it you can go to bed earlier or spend more time resting. 😀
🖤
brava
Amen
From $10K to $25k that's the minimum range of profit return every week I think it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family
I'm celebrating a $30k stock portfolio today. started this journey with 6k,I have invested on time and also with the right terms now.
Damn that's huge, how do you make that much weekly? I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??
Oh, yeah. That was possible with the help of my Guru expert, Jenifer Spencer
That's great!!. I don't know anything about investing and I intend to start. What are your strategies?
The best strategy is starting with a professional coach, as a beginner who knows little or nothing in the crypto market to avoid losing out.
9:32am 9-4-24
Meh - prefer the George Carlin version. 😅
I have lots of stuff im very clean and organized im getting rid of zero. !they are all my little friends!! Dont like it dont visit!!!
You don't need alot of stuff.
Life in Hobart must
be exxxxtreeeemly Sloooow.
Watched this on 1.25 and it still wasn’t normal speed.
Lady, more content, fewer pauses.
The pauses aren’t dramatic, they’re boring.
F'ing fantasy land video... She even admits she tells stories ..Just like this entire video..
Dream home? What a silly concept.
Bet u u still had a million bucks each.
We could do with somebody getting rid of 99% of these mediocre TedXTalks! Ha, ha, ha.
First comment XD
Is there anyone from Afghanistan watching Ted videos for enhancing English Language skills?
I am watching
Good @@usmanwisa3386
Does Taliban allow to do that...?
@@DavidAbyssal What are you talking about? That’s not true. All you hear from the media is propaganda. We are enjoying a peaceful and happy life
Boring talk. Sorry.
I am so very tired of TRYING to listen to speakers who phonate on vocal fry. It is highly annoying, limits expression, and also creates an environment for vocal damage. If you plan to speak in public, it is a good practice to work with a vocal technician for healthy phonation. Your audience will stay engaged and your vocal cords will thank you.
Second comment lol
Uppger class problems😂
Devorefx. That's it
✈️✈️🪅🥳 freedom