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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.00,0:00:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's in the box?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.00,0:00:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever it is must be pretty important,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.00,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I've traveled with it, moved it,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from apartment to apartment to apartment.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.00,0:00:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.00,0:00:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.00,0:00:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sound familiar?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.00,0:00:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know that we Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.00,0:00:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have about three times the amount of space
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.00,0:00:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we did 50 years ago?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.00,0:00:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three times.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.00,0:00:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you'd think, with all this extra space,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.00,0:00:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'd have plenty of room for all our stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.00,0:00:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nope.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.00,0:00:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a new industry in town,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.00,0:00:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a 22 billion-dollar, 2.2 billion sq. ft. industry:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.00,0:00:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that of personal storage.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.00,0:00:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we've got triple the space,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.00,0:00:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we've become such good shoppers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we need even more space.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.00,0:00:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So where does this lead?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.00,0:00:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots of credit card debt,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.00,0:01:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,huge environmental footprints,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.00,0:01:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and perhaps not coincidentally,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.00,0:01:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our happiness levels flat-lined over the same 50 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.00,0:01:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well I'm here to suggest there's a better way,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.00,0:01:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that less might actually equal more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.00,0:01:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I bet most of us have experienced at some point
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.00,0:01:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the joys of less:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.00,0:01:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,college -- in your dorm,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.00,0:01:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,traveling -- in a hotel room,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.00,0:01:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,camping -- rig up basically nothing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.00,0:01:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe a boat.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.00,0:01:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever it was for you, I bet that, among other things,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.00,0:01:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this gave you a little more freedom,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.00,0:01:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little more time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.00,0:01:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to suggest
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.00,0:01:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that less stuff and less space
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.00,0:01:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are going to equal a smaller footprint.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.00,0:01:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's actually a great way to save you some money.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.00,0:01:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's going to give you a little more ease in your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.00,0:01:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started a project called Life Edited at lifeedited.org
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.00,0:01:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to further this conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.00,0:01:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to find some great solutions in this area.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.00,0:01:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First up: crowd-sourcing my 420 sq. ft. apartment in Manhattan
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.00,0:02:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with partners Mutopo and Jovoto.com.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.00,0:02:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted it all --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.00,0:02:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,home office, sit down dinner for 10,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.00,0:02:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,room for guests,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.00,0:02:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all my kite surfing gear.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.00,0:02:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With over 300 entries from around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.00,0:02:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got it, my own little jewel box.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.00,0:02:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By buying a space that was 420 sq. ft.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.00,0:02:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of 600,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.00,0:02:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,immediately I'm saving 200 grand.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.00,0:02:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Smaller space is going to make for smaller utilities --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.00,0:02:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,save some more money there,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.00,0:02:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also a smaller footprint.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.00,0:02:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because it's really designed
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.00,0:02:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around an edited set of possessions -- my favorite stuff --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.00,0:02:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really designed for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.00,0:02:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm really excited to be there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.00,0:02:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how can you live little?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.00,0:02:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three main approaches.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.00,0:02:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, you have to edit ruthlessly.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.00,0:02:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've got to clear the arteries of our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.00,0:02:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that shirt that I hadn't worn in years?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.00,0:02:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time for me to let it go.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.00,0:02:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've got to cut the extraneous out of our lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.00,0:03:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we've got to learn to stem the inflow.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.00,0:03:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to think before we buy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.00,0:03:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ask ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.00,0:03:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Is that really going to make me happier? Truly?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.00,0:03:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By all means,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.00,0:03:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should buy and own some great stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.00,0:03:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we want stuff that we're going to love for years,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.00,0:03:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.00,0:03:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, our new mantra:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.00,0:03:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,small is sexy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.00,0:03:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want space efficiency.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.00,0:03:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want things that are designed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.00,0:03:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for how they're used the vast majority of the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.00,0:03:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not that rare event.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.00,0:03:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why have a six burner stove
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.00,0:03:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you rarely use three?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.00,0:03:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we want things that nest,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.00,0:03:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we want things that stack, and we want it digitized.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.00,0:03:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can take paperwork,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.00,0:03:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,books, movies,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.00,0:03:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can make it disappear -- it's magic.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.00,0:03:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, we want multifunctional spaces and housewares --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.00,0:03:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sink combined with a toilet,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.00,0:03:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a dining table becomes a bed --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.00,0:03:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,same space,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.00,0:03:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little side table
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.00,0:04:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stretches out to seat 10.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.00,0:04:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the winning Life Edited scheme in a render here,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.00,0:04:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we combine a moving wall with transformer furniture
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.00,0:04:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get a lot out of the space.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.00,0:04:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at the coffee table --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.00,0:04:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it grows in height and width
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.00,0:04:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to seat 10.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.00,0:04:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My office folds away,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.00,0:04:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easily hidden.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.00,0:04:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My bed just pops out of the wall with two fingers.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.00,0:04:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guests? Move the moving wall,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.00,0:04:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have some fold-down guest beds.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.00,0:04:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of course, my own movie theater.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.00,0:04:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm not saying that we all need to live
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.00,0:04:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 420 sq. ft.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.00,0:04:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But consider the benefits of an edited life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.00,0:04:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go from 3,000 to 2,000,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.00,0:04:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from 1,500 to 1,000.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.00,0:04:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of us, maybe all of us,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.00,0:04:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are here pretty happily for a bunch of days
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.00,0:04:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a couple of bags,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.00,0:04:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe a small space, a hotel room.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.00,0:04:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you go home and you walk through your front door,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.00,0:04:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take a second and ask yourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.00,0:04:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Could I do with a little life editing?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.00,0:04:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would that give me a little more freedom?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.00,0:05:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe a little more time?"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.00,0:05:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's in the box?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.00,0:05:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't really matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.00,0:05:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know I don't need it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.00,0:05:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's in yours?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.00,0:05:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe, just maybe,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.00,0:05:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less might equal more.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.00,0:05:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's make room
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.00,0:05:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the good stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.00,0:05:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.00,0:05:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)