ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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.

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.

 

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TED2011

Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness

Graham Hill: Manj stvari, več sreče

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Pisec in oblikovalec Graham Hill se sprašuje: Ali lahko posedovanje manj stvari, na manjšem prostoru, vodi v večjo srečo? Pokaže nam, kako zavzeti manj prostora in predstavi tri pravila za preureditev življenja.
- 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

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What's in the boxškatla?
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Kaj je v škatli?
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WhateverKarkoli it is mustmoraš be prettylepa importantpomembno,
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Karkoli že je, mora biti presneto pomembno,
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because I've traveledpotoval with it, movedpreselil it,
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saj sem s temi stvarmi potoval, se selil
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from apartmentstanovanje to apartmentstanovanje to apartmentstanovanje.
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iz stanovanja v stanovanje in spet novo stanovanje.
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(LaughterSmeh)
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SoundZvok familiarznano?
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Se sliši znano?
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Did you know that we AmericansAmeričani
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Ste vedeli, da imamo Američani
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have about threetri timeskrat the amountznesek of spaceprostor
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okoli trikrat toliko prostora
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we did 50 yearslet agonazaj?
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kot pred 50 leti?
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ThreeTri timeskrat.
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Trikrat.
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So you'dTi bi think, with all this extraekstra spaceprostor,
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Človek bi mislil, da bomo v vsem tem dodatnem prostoru
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we'dBili bi have plentyveliko of roomsoba for all our stuffstvari.
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lahko brez težav shranili vse svoje stvari.
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NopeNope.
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Kje pa.
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There's a newnovo industryindustrijo in townmesto,
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Zacvetela je nova industrija,
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a 22 billion-dollarmilijard dolarjev, 2.2 billionmilijardo sqsq. ftft. industryindustrijo:
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vredna 22 milijard dolarjev in večja od 200 milijonov kvadratnih metrov,
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that of personalosebno storageshranjevanje.
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industrija zasebnih skladišč.
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So we'vesmo got tripletrojni the spaceprostor,
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Imamo torej trikrat toliko prostora,
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but we'vesmo becomepostane suchtako good shopperskupci
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a postali smo tako dobri kupci,
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that we need even more spaceprostor.
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da ga potrebujemo še več.
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So where does this leadsvinec?
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In kam to vodi?
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Lots of creditkredit cardkartica debtdolg,
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V velik dolg na kreditni kartici,
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hugeogromno environmentalokolje footprintssledi,
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ogromen okoljski odtis
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and perhapsmorda not coincidentallypo naključju,
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in morda ne po naključju
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our happinesssreča levelsravni flat-linedstanovanje-podložen over the sameenako 50 yearslet.
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je raven sreče v teh 50 letih pristala na ničli.
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Well I'm here to suggestpredlagajte there's a better way,
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Tu sem, da bi predlagal boljši način,
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that lessmanj mightmorda actuallydejansko equalenako more.
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kjer je manj morda dejansko več.
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I betStavite mostnajbolj of us have experiencedizkušeni at some pointtočka
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Stavim, da je večina med nami že izkusila
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the joysradosti of lessmanj:
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užitek imeti manj:
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collegekolegij -- in your dormdomu,
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na fakulteti -- v vaši študentski sobi,
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travelingpotovanje -- in a hotelhotel roomsoba,
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na potovanju -- v hotelski sobi,
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campingkampiranje -- rigploščad up basicallyv bistvu nothing,
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med kampiranjem -- kjer dejansko nimate ničesar,
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maybe a boatčoln.
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morda le čoln.
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WhateverKarkoli it was for you, I betStavite that, amongmed other things,
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Karkoli je že bilo, stavim, da vam je med drugim
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this gavedala you a little more freedomsvobodo,
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prineslo malo več svobode,
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a little more time.
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malo več časa.
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So I'm going to suggestpredlagajte
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Zato menim,
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that lessmanj stuffstvari and lessmanj spaceprostor
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da manj stvari in manj prostora
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are going to equalenako a smallermanjši footprintodtis.
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vodi v manjši odtis.
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It's actuallydejansko a great way to saveshranite you some moneydenar.
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Pravzaprav je odličen način za prihranek denarja.
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And it's going to give you a little more easeenostavno in your life.
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In malo vam bo olajšalo življenje.
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So I startedzačel a projectprojekt calledpozval Life EditedUredil at lifeeditedlifeedited.orgorg
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Zato sem začel s projektom Life Edited (preurejeno življenje) na lifeedited.com,
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to furthernadalje this conversationpogovor
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da bi razvil to razpravo
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and to find some great solutionsrešitve in this areaobmočje.
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in našel nekaj odličnih idej.
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First up: crowd-sourcingmnožica sourcing my 420 sqsq. ftft. apartmentstanovanje in ManhattanManhattan
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Prvič: svoje 39 kvadratnih metrov veliko stanovanje na Manhattnu sem s partnerjema
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with partnerspartnerjev MutopoMutopo and JovotoJovoto.comcom.
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Mutopo in Jovoto.com dal na tržišče idej.
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I wanted it all --
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Hotel sem vse --
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home officeurad, sitsedi down dinnervečerja for 10,
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domačo pisarno, prostor za večerjo za deset ljudi,
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roomsoba for guestsgostov,
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sobo za goste,
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and all my kitezmaj surfingdeskanje gearorodja.
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in za vso mojo opremo za spuščanje zmajev.
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With over 300 entriesvnosi from around the worldsvet,
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S preko 300 idejami z vsega sveta
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I got it, my ownlastno little jeweldragulj boxškatla.
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sem dobil svojo škatlico za dragulje.
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By buyingnakup a spaceprostor that was 420 sqsq. ftft.
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Ker sem kupil prostor velikosti 39 kvadratnih metrov
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insteadnamesto tega of 600,
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namesto 58 kvadratnih metrov,
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immediatelytakoj I'm savingvarčevanje 200 grandgrand.
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sem takoj prihranil 200.000 dolarjev.
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SmallerManjše spaceprostor is going to make for smallermanjši utilitiesgospodarskih javnih služb --
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Manj prostora pomeni manjšo opremo,
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saveshranite some more moneydenar there,
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tudi tu sem nekaj prihranil,
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but alsotudi a smallermanjši footprintodtis.
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pomeni pa tudi manjši odtis.
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And because it's really designedzasnovan
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In ker je v resnici oblikovano
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around an editededited setnastavite of possessionslastnine -- my favoritenajljubši stuffstvari --
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okoli urejenega izbora lastnine -- mojih najljubših stvari --
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and really designedzasnovan for me,
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in dejansko oblikovano zame,
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I'm really excitednavdušen to be there.
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sem zelo rad doma.
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So how can you livev živo little?
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Torej, kako lahko živite na majhno?
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ThreeTri mainglavni approachespristopi.
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Trije glavni pristopi.
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First of all, you have to editUredi ruthlesslybrezobzirno.
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Prvič, neusmiljeno morate urejati.
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We'veSmo got to clearjasno the arteriesarterij of our livesživi.
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Očistiti je treba arterije naših življenj.
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And that shirtmajica that I hadn'tni wornnosili in yearslet?
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In ta majica, ki je ne nosim že leta?
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It's time for me to let it go.
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Čas je, da se ločiva.
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We'veSmo got to cutcut the extraneoustuja out of our livesživi,
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Znebiti se moramo nepomembnih stvari v življenju
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and we'vesmo got to learnučiti se to stemsteblo the inflowpritok.
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in se naučiti zaustaviti pritok.
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We need to think before we buykupiti.
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Razmišljati moramo, preden kupimo.
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AskVprašajte ourselvessami,
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Vprašajmo se,
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"Is that really going to make me happiersrečnejši? TrulyResnično?"
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"Me bo to res osrečilo? Res?"
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By all meanssredstva,
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Na vsak način
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we should buykupiti and ownlastno some great stuffstvari.
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moramo kupiti in imeti nekaj odličnih stvari.
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But we want stuffstvari that we're going to love for yearslet,
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Ampak hočemo stvari, ki nam bodo všeč dolga leta,
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not just stuffstvari.
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ne stvari kar tako.
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SecondlyDrugič, our newnovo mantramantra:
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Drugič, naša nova mantra:
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smallmajhna is sexyseksi.
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majhno je seksi.
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We want spaceprostor efficiencyučinkovitost.
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Hočemo učinkovit prostor.
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We want things that are designedzasnovan
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Hočemo stvari, ki so oblikovane za tisto,
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for how they're used the vastogromno majorityvečino of the time,
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za kar jih uporabljamo večino časa,
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not that rareredko eventdogodek.
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ne za redke priložnosti.
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Why have a sixšest burnergorilnik stovepeč
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Zakaj bi imeli kuhalno površino s šestimi ploščami,
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when you rarelyredko use threetri?
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če še tri redko uporabljamo?
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So we want things that nestgnezdo,
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Hočemo stvari, ki se pospravijo,
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we want things that stacksklada, and we want it digitizedDigitalizirani.
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ki se naložijo ena na drugo in hočemo digitalne stvari.
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You can take paperworkdokumentacija,
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Papir,
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booksknjige, moviesfilmov,
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knjige, filme
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and you can make it disappearizginejo -- it's magicmagija.
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lahko odstranite -- magično.
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FinallyKončno, we want multifunctionalvečnamenski spacesprostori and housewaresHousewares --
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Končno, hočemo večfunkcionalne prostore in gospodinjsko opremo --
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a sinkpotopite combinedskupaj with a toiletWC,
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umivalnik v kombinaciji s straniščem,
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a diningjedilnice tablemizo becomespostane a bedpostelja --
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miza postane postelja --
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sameenako spaceprostor,
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isti prostor,
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a little sidestran tablemizo
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majhna stranska mizica
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stretchesrazteza out to seatsedež 10.
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se raztegne v mizo za deset ljudi.
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In the winningzmagovalec Life EditedUredil schemeshemo in a renderrender here,
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V zmagovalni rešitvi Life Edited
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we combinezdružiti a movingpremikanje wallzid with transformertransformator furniturepohištvo
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smo kombinirali premični zid s pohištvom, ki se preoblikuje,
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to get a lot out of the spaceprostor.
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da bi dobro izkoristili prostor.
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Look at the coffeekava tablemizo --
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Poglejte salonsko mizico,
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it growsraste in heightvišina and widthpremer
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zraste v višino in širino
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to seatsedež 10.
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s prostorom za deset ljudi.
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My officeurad foldsgube away,
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Moja pisarna se pospravi
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easilyenostavno hiddenskrito.
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in je dobro skrita.
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My bedpostelja just popspops out of the wallzid with two fingersprste.
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Posteljo izvlečem iz zidu z dvema prstoma.
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GuestsGostje? MovePremikanje the movingpremikanje wallzid,
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Gostje? Premaknite premični zid
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have some fold-downnavzdol guestOcene bedspostelje.
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in dobite nekaj zložljivih postelj.
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And of courseseveda, my ownlastno moviefilm theatergledališče.
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In seveda, moj lastni kino.
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So I'm not sayinggovoriti that we all need to livev živo
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Ne trdim, da moramo živeti
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in 420 sqsq. ftft.
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na 39 kvadratnih metrih.
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But considerrazmislite the benefitskoristi of an editededited life.
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A razmislite o koristih preurejenega življenja.
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Go from 3,000 to 2,000,
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Pojdite z 280 na 185,
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from 1,500 to 1,000.
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s 139 na 92.
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MostVečina of us, maybe all of us,
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Večina, morda vsi med nami,
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are here prettylepa happilysrečno for a bunchkup of daysdnevi
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je čisto zadovoljna tule, z nekaj dnevi življenja
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with a couplepar of bagsvrečke,
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iz nekaj torb,
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maybe a smallmajhna spaceprostor, a hotelhotel roomsoba.
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morda v majhnem prostoru v hotelski sobi.
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So when you go home and you walkhodi throughskozi your frontspredaj doorvrata,
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Ko boste torej šli domov in stopili skozi vhodna vrata,
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take a seconddrugič and askvprašajte yourselvessami,
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postojte za trenutek in se vprašajte:
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"Could I do with a little life editingurejanje?
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"Bi zmogel malo preurediti življenje?
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Would that give me a little more freedomsvobodo?
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Bi mi to dalo malo več svobode?
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Maybe a little more time?"
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Morda malo več časa?"
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What's in the boxškatla?
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Kaj je v škatli?
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It doesn't really matterzadevo.
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Sploh ni pomembno.
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I know I don't need it.
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Vem, da tega ne potrebujem.
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What's in yourstvoja?
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Kaj je v vaši?
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Maybe, just maybe,
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Morda, samo morda
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lessmanj mightmorda equalenako more.
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je manj v resnici več.
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So let's make roomsoba
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Napravimo torej prostor
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for the good stuffstvari.
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za dobre stvari.
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Thank you.
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Hvala.
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(ApplauseAplavz)
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(Aplavz)
Translated by Klavdija Cernilogar
Reviewed by Tilen Pigac - EFZG

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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.

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 speaker
Graham Hill | Speaker | TED.com

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