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1、GrahamHill:Lessstuff,morehappinessWhat'sinthebox?Whateveritismustbeprettyimportant,becauseI'vetraveledwithit,movedit,fromapartmenttoapartmenttoapartment.(Laughter)(Applause)GrahamHill談家當少一點，快樂多一點 箱子裡有什麼？無論是什麼，都一定非常重要，因為不管我去哪裡都帶著走，從一間公寓、到另一間、再到另一間。(笑聲)(掌聲)Soundfamilia
2、r?DidyouknowthatweAmericanshaveaboutthreetimestheamountofspacewedid50yearsago?Threetimes.Soyou'dthink,withallthisextraspace,we'dhaveplentyofroomforallourstuff.Nope.There'sanewindustryintown,a22billion-dollar,2.2billionsq.ft.industry:thatofpersonalstorage.Sowe'vegottr
3、iplethespace,butwe'vebecomesuchgoodshoppersthatweneedevenmorespace.Sowheredoesthislead?Lotsofcreditcarddebt,hugeenvironmentalfootprints,andperhapsnotcoincidentally,ourhappinesslevelsflat-linedoverthesame50years.聽起來熟悉嗎？你們知道我們美國人使用的空間比50年前多了三倍嗎？整整三倍。所以你想，既然多了這麼多空間，放東西應
4、該綽綽有餘了，對嗎？才怪！有個新興產業出現了，價值220億美元、占地22億平方英呎的產業，為客戶提供個人儲存空間。我們的空間多了三倍，但我們變得更愛買東西了，所以需要更多空間。這導致了什麼後果？一堆卡債、大量環境污染，還有，或許不是巧合，我們的幸福指數50年來毫無起色。WellI'mheretosuggestthere'sabetterway,thatlessmightactuallyequalmore.Ibetmostofushaveexperiencedatsomepointthejoysofless:college--in
5、yourdorm,traveling--inahotelroom,camping--rigupbasicallynothing,maybeaboat.Whateveritwasforyou,Ibetthat,amongotherthings,thisgaveyoualittlemorefreedom,alittlemoretime.SoI'mgoingtosuggestthatlessstuffandlessspacearegoingtoequalasmallerfootprint.It'sactuallyagreatwayto
6、saveyousomemoney.Andit'sgoingtogiveyoualittlemoreeaseinyourlife.我想建議一個更好的做法：少一些或許就是多一些。相信大多數人都曾體驗過「少」的喜悅。大學時－你的宿舍；旅行時－飯店房間；露營時－基本上用不著什麼，或許有條小船。無論你的經歷是什麼，別的不說，我敢肯定這給了你多一點自由，多一點時間。因此我想建議大家，家當少一點，空間小一點，等於少一點污染，更是省錢的妙招，你的生活也會更輕鬆愉快些。SoIstartedaprojectcalledLifeEditedatlif
7、eedited.orgtofurtherthisconversationandtofindsomegreatsolutionsinthisarea.Firstup:crowd-sourcingmy420sq.ft.apartmentinManhattanwithpartnersMutopoandJovoto.com.Iwanteditall--homeoffice,sitdowndinnerfor10,roomforguests,andallmykitesurfinggear.Withover300entriesfromarou
8、ndtheworld,Igotit,myownlittlejewelbox.Bybuyingaspacethatwas420sq.ft.insteadof600,immediatelyI'msaving200grand.Smallerspaceisgoingto
