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Trini: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
OUR NEXT GUEST IS A WRITER,
DESIGNER, ENTREPRENEUR AND
FOUNDER OF LIVE EDITED.COM.
HE'S GIVEN TWO TED CONFERENCE
TALK AND IS SPEAKING TONIGHT AT
WARD VILLAGE.
WE WELCOME IN GRAHAM HILL.
HELLO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
PRESENTATION RESONATED WITH
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
TELL EVERYBODY WHAT IT WAS ABOUT
AND WHY YOU THINK IT HIT HOME
FOR SO MANY OF US.
LIVES.
WE HAVE HUGE HOMES, WE HAVE
BIGGER CARS, PORTIONS SIZES,
EVERYTHING'S GONE UP.
AGO.
LOTS MORE SPACE YET WE HAVE A --
LOTS OF SPACE, LOTS OF STUFF.
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS WENT
UP.
LOTS MOVE DEBT.
HAPPINESS LEVELS FLAT LINED.
SO I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S WORKING
FOR US.
INTUITIVETY, PEOPLE SENSE THAT.
SO WE BELIEVE THAT IF YOU APPLY
SMARTS OR DESIGN AND ARE
CONSCIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU BRING
INTO YOUR LIFE, IT'S NOT A SACK
FISHES THING, BUT YOU CAN GO FOR
QUANTITY AND QUALITY.
I'M NOW LIVING IN 350 SQUARE
FEET IN MANHATTAN.
IT'S REALLY WELL DESIGNED AND I
HAVE JUST THE STUFF I NEED.
AND I LOVE IT.
AND I'VE GOT A MUCH SMALLER
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT.
I SAVE MONEY AND MY LIFE IS
CLEAN AND ORGANIZED AND IT GIVES
ME TIME.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY
AN AGE THING?
BECAUSE AS I'VE GOTTEN OLDER,
I'M GETTING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I WANT TO SIMPLIFY MY LIFE.
I WANT TO ENJOY THE PRESENT.
IF I'M NEEDING LESS, DO YOU
THINK IT'S AN AGE --
MAYBE ALL AGES AT THIS POINT.
A LOT LOT OF THE MILLENNIALS,
THEY'RE NOT BUYING CARS AND
THEY'RE REALIZING IT'S ABOUT
EXPERIENCES AND NOT STUFF.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPINESS IS ABOUT.
YOU LIVE PART-TIME ON MAUI.
PART-TIME IN NEW YORK.
THAT'S EXCITING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE
TREND OF URBAN LIVING COMING TO
HONOLULU?
I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.
I'M A NEW YORKER OF 20 YEARS,
AND I LOVE ABOUT IT IS IT'S EASY
ACCESS TO ALL SORTS OF AMENITIES
AND PEOPLE AND CULTURE AND
FRIENDS.
WALKABILITY IS HUGE.
BRINGING THAT TO HONOLULU MAKES
A TON OF SENSE.
IT'S A WONDERFUL THING BEING
ABLE TO HAVE EVERYTHING AT YOUR
FINGERTIPS AND NOT HAVE TO GET
IN A CAR AND ORGANIZE ALL THAT.
I THINK IT'S GREAT.
ALSO, WE WANT TO GO UP.
WE WANT TO GO VERTICAL.
WE WANT SMALLER LIVING SO WE CAN
HAVE THESE INCREDIBLE LANDSCAPES
LEFT INSTEAD OF SUBURBIA
COVERING.
THIS IDEA OF MORE DENSITY,
SMALLER LIVING DONE IN A GREAT
WAY.
A NONSACRIFICE WAY IS AMAZING.
IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE HAD
I WAS IN CHICAGO, AND I LOVE
THAT THEY HAVE THESE WALKABLE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND I CAME BACK HOME AND, WE
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT HERE IN
HAWAI'I.
BUT KAKAAKO AREA, ESPECIALLY,
THEY'RE CREATING THAT.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
YES.
Trini: YOU ALSO REFERENCE
SMARTER LIVING.
FOR PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT TOTALLY
OUR HOUSES HAVE BALLOONED TO
SUCH HUGE SIZES.
AND EUROPE HAS LIKE A THOUSAND
SQUARE FOOT AVERAGE.
WE'RE LIKE 2700.
SO IT'S THE IDEA OF JUST
BEING -- APPLYING SMART DESIGN
AND TRANSFORMATION IDEALLY SO
YOU CAN LIVE IN SMALLER PLACES.
MY 350 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENTS
THAT A FUNCTIONALLY OF A 600
SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT.
THAT'S SMALLER AND SMARTER.
EDITING YOUR STUFF DOWN TO THE
CORE STUFF THAT YOU LOVE, THAT
WORKS FOR YOU.
AND BEING SMART ABOUT THE
ARCHITECTURE.
SO YOU GET THE STUFF THAT YOU
NEED.
LIKE DINING ROOMS IS AN EXAMPLE.
WE CALL THEM MUSEUM ROOMS
BECAUSE THEY'RE HARDLY USED.
Trini: WHO EATS IN THERE.
THAT ROOM.
WHY HAVE IT IN YOU NEVER USE IT.
Trini: HEARING YOU SPEAK.
IT REMIND ME -- REMINDS ME OF
THE TV SHOWS.
YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING IN YOU
NEED.
YOU ARE SPEAKING TONIGHT AT WARD
VIL I
VILLAGE, WHAT TIME?
AND THIS IS FREE.
I'M NOT SURE IF TICKETS ARE
FOR SALE BUT YOU CAN GET THEM AT
WARD VILLAGE.COM.
YEAH, I'M TALK A LOT LONGER.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT STUFF TO
SHARE.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THEM THERE.
IN THE 7:00 RANGE.
6:00.
Trini: IT'S FREE AND IT
STARTS AT 7:00.
SO EVERYBODY IS INVITED.
THIS -- I COULD TALK TO YOU
FOREVER BECAUSE THIS IS
SOMETHING I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT.
YOU'VE GOT ADVICE FOR PEOPLE.
WE HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL COME ON
DOWN AND LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE