TED Talk of the week: More happiness with less stuff
Jason Hiner | November 15, 2011 I'm a big fan of TED Talks as a source of inspiration. In a world with a lot of data noise and a constant stream of useless information, TED Talks offer good thoughts that typically come from outside the echo chamber of popular culture. They're typically short and succinct, between 5-20 minutes long, but there's a lot of them. I'm going to try to pick one TED Talk per week and highlight it here on my blog.
My first selection is "Less stuff, more happiness" by Graham Hill, the founder of TreeHugger.com and LifeEdited.org. His primary message is that extra stuff = more debt, higher environmental impact on the planet, and more stress. Hill offers three tips for "editing" your life:
- Edit ruthlessly
- Think small
- Make multifunctional
He calls editing "the skill of this century." Watch this six-minute presentation for some more ideas on how to do it and hear how Hill consolidated down to a 420 square foot apartment.
Reader Comments (3)
Interesting but
1: It is all about him
2: It is obvious to anyone already living on less
3: He spent alot to get less.
I agree with what you said Smith. The idea that "less is more" is good. However, in order for people to relate to what you're saying, you should cite examples other than that of what concerns yourself.
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