Less stuff, more happiness
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Graham Hill |
TED2011
• March 2011
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.
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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About the speaker
Graham Hill is the founder of TreeHugger.com and LifeEdited; he travels the world to tell stories of sustainability and minimalism. He tweets at @GHill.
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This is my company’s website that focuses exclusively on editing one's life. We cover architecture, product design and lifestyle. Sign up for our newsletter (http://www.lifeedited.com/newsletter) to get the site’s content straight to your inbox.
Graham Hill | The New York Times, March 9, 2013 | Article
An op-ed I wrote about my personal journey and the universal struggle many of us have with too much stuff.
The Story of Stuff Project, December 2007 | Watch
Start with the original 'Story of Stuff' video and check out numerous other videos and resources that illustrate how our stuff comes into being and where it goes when we’re done with it.
David Friedlander | LifeEdited, March 20, 2013 | Watch
A funny, short and simple video illustrating the perils of perpetual economic and material growth.
Elizabeth W. Dunn and Michael Norton | The New York Times, July 7, 2012 | Article
This op-ed goes into some of the misconceptions that fuel our choice to buy more stuff than we need. It also goes into the alternative, where experiences trump goods as the purchase that is most likely to make us happy.
Association for Psychological Science | Science Daily, April 9, 2012 | Article
This article talks about the deleterious emotional impacts of materialism.
Vicki Robin et al. | Penguin Books, 2008 | Book
This simple little book succinctly describes the American trap of acquisitiveness and consequential debt. Most importantly, it provides a way out.
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Kirsten Dirksen has taken it upon herself to video document some of the world’s coolest small spaces.
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A great resource for small space living, especially geared towards making your small rental apartment look and function great on a budget.
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