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Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness
Graham Hill: Gauza gutxiago, zoriontasun handiagoa
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Graham Hill idazleak eta diseinatzaileak galdetzen du: Gauza gutxiago, leku txikiagoan edukitzeak, zoriontasun handiagoa edukitzera eraman ahal gaitu? Berak, lekua murriztea proposatzen digu, eta hiru arau ematen dizkigu geure bizitza diseinatzeko.
Graham Hill - Journalist
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. Full bio
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. Full bio
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What's in the box?
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Zer dago kutxa honen barruan?
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Whatever it is must be pretty important,
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Dagoena oso garrantzitsua izan behar da,
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because I've traveled with it, moved it,
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nire bidaietan, etxerik etxe, beti
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from apartment to apartment to apartment.
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eraman dudalako.
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(Laughter)
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(Applause)
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Sound familiar?
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Ezaguna egiten al zaizue hau?
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Did you know that we Americans
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Ba al dakizue estatubatuarrek
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have about three times the amount of space
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lekuaren hirukoitza okupatzen dugula
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we did 50 years ago?
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orain 50 urtekoa baino?
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Three times.
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Hirukoitza.
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So you'd think, with all this extra space,
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Pentsatuko duzue, hainbeste leku extrarekin,
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we'd have plenty of room for all our stuff.
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nahikoa izango dugula geure gauza guztietarako.
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Nope.
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Ba ez!
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There's a new industry in town,
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Gune berri bat dago hirian,
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a 22 billion-dollar, 2.2 billion sq. ft. industry:
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22 mila milioi dolar eta 20 mila hektareatakoa:
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that of personal storage.
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non bakoitzaren gauza pertsonalak biltegiratzen diren.
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So we've got triple the space,
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Orduan, lekuaren hirukoitza daukagu,
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but we've become such good shoppers
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baina, hain bihurtu gara erosle onak
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that we need even more space.
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gero eta leku handiagoa behar dugula.
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So where does this lead?
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Zertara eramaten gaitu honek?
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Lots of credit card debt,
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Kredito-txartelen iruzur mordoak,
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huge environmental footprints,
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egundoko ingurune-inpaktua,
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and perhaps not coincidentally,
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eta, behar bada ez da kointzidentzia izango,
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our happiness levels flat-lined over the same 50 years.
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geure zoriontasun neurriak orain dela 50 urtekoak beraiek dira.
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Well I'm here to suggest there's a better way,
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Ba, hobeto bizitzeko modu bat badagoela esan nahi dizuet,
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that less might actually equal more.
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non gutxiago, gehiago den.
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I bet most of us have experienced at some point
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Postura egiten dut, gutariko askok bizi izan dugula
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the joys of less:
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urritasunaren poza:
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college -- in your dorm,
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unibertsitatean - logelan,
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traveling -- in a hotel room,
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bidaietan - hotelen logeletan,
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camping -- rig up basically nothing,
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kanpinean - ea ezer gabe,
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maybe a boat.
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akaso txalupa bat.
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Whatever it was for you, I bet that, among other things,
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Izan dena izan dela, postura egiten dut, beste gauza batzuen artean,
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this gave you a little more freedom,
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honek askatasun gehiago eman zizun,
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a little more time.
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denbora gehiago.
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So I'm going to suggest
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Horregatik gomendatuko dizuet
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that less stuff and less space
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gauza gutxiago edukitzea eta leku txikiagoan,
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are going to equal a smaller footprint.
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eta honek ingurune-inpaktu txikiagoa eragingo du.
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It's actually a great way to save you some money.
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Gainera, dirua aurrezteko modu izugarria da.
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And it's going to give you a little more ease in your life.
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Eta zeuen bizitzetan aldakortasun handiagoa emango dizue.
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So I started a project called Life Edited at lifeedited.org
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"La Vida Editada" deitutako egitasmoari hasiera eman nion lifeedited.org-en
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to further this conversation
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gai honetan sakontzeko
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and to find some great solutions in this area.
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eta soluzio hobeagoak aurkitzeko.
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First up: crowd-sourcing my 420 sq. ft. apartment in Manhattan
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Lehenengo: nire 40m2-ko Manhattaneko apartamentuan, dena egokitu
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with partners Mutopo and Jovoto.com.
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Mutopo eta Jovoto.com nire bazkideekin.
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I wanted it all --
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Nik dena nahi nuen -
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home office, sit down dinner for 10,
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bulegoa, 10 pertsonentzako afaltzeko lekua,
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room for guests,
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gonbidatuen gela,
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and all my kite surfing gear.
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eta nire parakaidismoko ekipo osoa.
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With over 300 entries from around the world,
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300 iradokizun baino gehiago hartu genituen mundu osotik,
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I got it, my own little jewel box.
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eta lortu nuen, nire lehenengo bitxia.
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By buying a space that was 420 sq. ft.
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40m2-ko apartamentua lortzerakoan,
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instead of 600,
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55m2-koaren ordez,
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immediately I'm saving 200 grand.
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bat-batean 200 mila dolar aurreztu nituen.
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Smaller space is going to make for smaller utilities --
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Leku murriztuak altzairu txikiak behar ditu -
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save some more money there,
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diru gehiago aurreztu,
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but also a smaller footprint.
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eta ingurune-inpaktua txikiagoa da, baita.
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And because it's really designed
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Eta, nik gogokoen ditudan gauzetarako
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around an edited set of possessions -- my favorite stuff --
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bereziki diseinatuta dagoenez,
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and really designed for me,
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neuretzat dago bereziki diseinatuta,
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I'm really excited to be there.
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beraz, oso pozik nago han bizitzearekin.
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So how can you live little?
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Eta, leku txiki batetan, nola bizi?
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Three main approaches.
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Hiru proposamen.
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First of all, you have to edit ruthlessly.
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Lehenengo eta behin, erruki gabe editatu behar da.
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We've got to clear the arteries of our lives.
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Geure bizitzako zaingorriak garbitu behar ditugu.
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And that shirt that I hadn't worn in years?
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Zer egin, urteetan ez dudan erabili alkondararekin?
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It's time for me to let it go.
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Kanporatzeko garaia da.
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We've got to cut the extraneous out of our lives,
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Premiagabekoa kanporatu behar dugu geure bizitzatik,
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and we've got to learn to stem the inflow.
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eta jarioa bideratzen ikasi.
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We need to think before we buy.
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Erosi baino lehenago, pentsatu behar dugu.
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Ask ourselves,
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Geure buruari galdetu behar diogu,
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"Is that really going to make me happier? Truly?"
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"Honek zoriontsuago egingo al nau? Benetan?"
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By all means,
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Beraz,
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we should buy and own some great stuff.
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zoragarriak diren gauzak erosi eta kontserbatu beharko genituen.
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But we want stuff that we're going to love for years,
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Baina, urteetan maitatzeko gauzak nahi ditugu,
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not just stuff.
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eta ez gauzak bakarrik.
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Secondly, our new mantra:
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Bigarrenez, gure mantra berria:
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small is sexy.
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txikia sexya da.
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We want space efficiency.
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Leku eraginkorrak nahi ditugu.
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We want things that are designed
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Denbora luzean erabiltzeko
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for how they're used the vast majority of the time,
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diseinatutako gauzak nahi ditugu,
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not that rare event.
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eta ez behinola bakarrik erabiltzekoak.
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Why have a six burner stove
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Zergatik 6 sutako sutegia edukitzea
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when you rarely use three?
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gehien jota 3 erabiltzen baditugu?
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So we want things that nest,
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Pilatzen diren gauzak nahi ditugu,
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we want things that stack, and we want it digitized.
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multzokatzen direnak, eta digitalizatuak.
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You can take paperwork,
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Geure dokumentu guztiak hartu ahal ditugu,
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books, movies,
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liburuak, filmeak,
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and you can make it disappear -- it's magic.
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eta desagertarazi - magia da.
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Finally, we want multifunctional spaces and housewares --
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Azkenik, leku eta altzairu multifuntzionalak nahi ditugu -
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a sink combined with a toilet,
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konketa eta komuna den altzairu bera,
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a dining table becomes a bed --
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ohe bihurtzen den jangela -
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same space,
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toki bera,
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a little side table
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alboko mahaitxoa
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stretches out to seat 10.
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10 pertsonentzat haunditzen dena.
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In the winning Life Edited scheme in a render here,
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Hemen erakusten dizuedan "Vida Editada"ren eskeman,
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we combine a moving wall with transformer furniture
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orma mugikorra, "transformer" altzairuekin konbinatzen dugu
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to get a lot out of the space.
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oso leku handia lortzeko.
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Look at the coffee table --
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Begira mahai txikitxoa -
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it grows in height and width
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bai altueran eta bai neurrian, haunditu egiten da
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to seat 10.
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10 pertsonentzat.
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My office folds away,
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Nire bulegoa tolestu egiten da,
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easily hidden.
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eta erraz ezkutatu.
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My bed just pops out of the wall with two fingers.
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Nire ohea bi atzamar erabiliz ateratzen da ormatik.
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Guests? Move the moving wall,
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Gonbidatuak ditugula? Orma mugikorra mugitu,
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have some fold-down guest beds.
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eta zabaltzen diren ohe batzuk ditugu.
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And of course, my own movie theater.
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Eta, nire etxeko zinema ezin zen falta.
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So I'm not saying that we all need to live
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Ez dut esaten bizitzeko behar dugun guztia
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in 420 sq. ft.
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40m2 direnik.
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But consider the benefits of an edited life.
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Baina, kontutan hartu egizue, bizitza editatu batek dituen onura guztiak.
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Go from 3,000 to 2,000,
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Joan zaitezte 300etik 200m2-etara,
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from 1,500 to 1,000.
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150etik 100era.
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Most of us, maybe all of us,
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Gutariko asko, denok behar bada,
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are here pretty happily for a bunch of days
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oso pozik gaude hemen, egun batzuetarako
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with a couple of bags,
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maleta pare batekin,
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maybe a small space, a hotel room.
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eta behar bada hoteleko logela txiki batetan.
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So when you go home and you walk through your front door,
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Beraz, etxera heldu eta atea gurutzatzerakoan,
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take a second and ask yourselves,
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gelditu zaitezte segundo baten eta galdeiozue zeuen buruari:
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"Could I do with a little life editing?
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"Editatu ahal izango nuke zeozer nire bizitzan?
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Would that give me a little more freedom?
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Horrek askatasun gehiago emango zidan?
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Maybe a little more time?"
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Denbora gehiago, beharbada?"
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What's in the box?
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Zer dago kutxa honen barruan?
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It doesn't really matter.
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Benetan, ez du garrantzirik.
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I know I don't need it.
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Ez dudala behar, argi daukat.
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What's in yours?
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Zer dago zeuen kutxetan?
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Maybe, just maybe,
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Behar bada, eta bakarrik behar bada,
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less might equal more.
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gutxiago, gehiago izango da.
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So let's make room
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Orduan, egin dezagun lekua
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for the good stuff.
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onak diren gauzentzat.
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Thank you.
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Eskerrik asko.
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Graham Hill - JournalistGraham Hill is the founder of TreeHugger.com and LifeEdited; he travels the world to tell stories of sustainability and minimalism. He tweets at @GHill.
Why you should listen
Graham Hill is the founder of LifeEdited, dedicated to helping people design their lives for more happiness with less stuff. When he started the company in 2010, it brought the ideas of his previous project, the eco-blog and vlog TreeHugger.com, into design and architecture. (The TreeHugger team joined the Discovery Communications network as a part of their Planet Green initiative, and Hill now makes appearances on the green-oriented cable channel.)
Before Treehugger, Hill studied architecture and design (his side business is making those cool ceramic Greek coffee cups). His other company, ExceptionLab, is devoted to creating sustainable prototypes -- think lamps made from recycled blinds and ultra-mod planters that are also air filters.
Hill is the author of Weekday Vegetarian, available as a TED Book on Amazon and Apple's iBooks.
More profile about the speakerBefore Treehugger, Hill studied architecture and design (his side business is making those cool ceramic Greek coffee cups). His other company, ExceptionLab, is devoted to creating sustainable prototypes -- think lamps made from recycled blinds and ultra-mod planters that are also air filters.
Hill is the author of Weekday Vegetarian, available as a TED Book on Amazon and Apple's iBooks.
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