I want you to clear your minds and mentally lay out a house to call a
mentally lay out a house to call a
mentally lay out a house to call a bedroom with a king-size bed a kitchen
bedroom with a king-size bed a kitchen
bedroom with a king-size bed a kitchen with seven feet of counter space over
with seven feet of counter space over
with seven feet of counter space over custom cabinetry a 30-inch extra you
custom cabinetry a 30-inch extra you
custom cabinetry a 30-inch extra you sink fridge freezer and appliances a
sink fridge freezer and appliances a
sink fridge freezer and appliances a home office with a sit-stand desk an
home office with a sit-stand desk an
home office with a sit-stand desk an entertainment center with a 47 inch TV
entertainment center with a 47 inch TV
entertainment center with a 47 inch TV surround sound and a seven by five foot
surround sound and a seven by five foot
surround sound and a seven by five foot petal shaped couch and crispy gaming
petal shaped couch and crispy gaming
petal shaped couch and crispy gaming setup in there as well a bitter to get
setup in there as well a bitter to get
setup in there as well a bitter to get that out of the way there’s one bathroom
that out of the way there’s one bathroom
that out of the way there’s one bathroom central heating central back pressure
central heating central back pressure
central heating central back pressure exchange home automation with
exchange home automation with
exchange home automation with programmable LED lighting throat and
programmable LED lighting throat and
programmable LED lighting throat and make space for a hundred pound of gold
make space for a hundred pound of gold
make space for a hundred pound of gold rather so since you know what my talk is
rather so since you know what my talk is
rather so since you know what my talk is going to plug period over I’m going with
going to plug period over I’m going with
going to plug period over I’m going with this I’ve just described to my tiny
this I’ve just described to my tiny
this I’ve just described to my tiny house which is 20 long by eight and a
house which is 20 long by eight and a
house which is 20 long by eight and a half feet wide that’s a footprint of 160
half feet wide that’s a footprint of 160
half feet wide that’s a footprint of 160 square feet 250 if you include the loft
square feet 250 if you include the loft
square feet 250 if you include the loft by going up just my list you can easily
by going up just my list you can easily
by going up just my list you can easily imagine a medium sized ball and one that
imagine a medium sized ball and one that
imagine a medium sized ball and one that sounds pretty comfortable even when
sounds pretty comfortable even when
sounds pretty comfortable even when compared to the wealthy and privileged
compared to the wealthy and privileged
compared to the wealthy and privileged standards of a control panel and it
standards of a control panel and it
standards of a control panel and it would sound like actually a mansion when
would sound like actually a mansion when
would sound like actually a mansion when compared to a lot of people it’s built
compared to a lot of people it’s built
compared to a lot of people it’s built on a specialty trailer that allows for
on a specialty trailer that allows for
on a specialty trailer that allows for more insulation in the floor and what
more insulation in the floor and what
more insulation in the floor and what overall height we went to a shed roof to
overall height we went to a shed roof to
overall height we went to a shed roof to maximize the interior quality if you go
maximize the interior quality if you go
maximize the interior quality if you go through the front door you won’t enter
through the front door you won’t enter
through the front door you won’t enter it into the kitchen from there if you
it into the kitchen from there if you
it into the kitchen from there if you turn right to pass between a split back
turn right to pass between a split back
turn right to pass between a split back which is a shower saw on one side and a
which is a shower saw on one side and a
which is a shower saw on one side and a toilet plus sink on the other
you’ll then enter into the living room
you’ll then enter into the living room which is underneath the loft block is
which is underneath the loft block is
which is underneath the loft block is essentially the bedroom and it’s four
essentially the bedroom and it’s four
essentially the bedroom and it’s four feet tall at a height point which is 20
feet tall at a height point which is 20
feet tall at a height point which is 20 reps it up the source of heat for both
reps it up the source of heat for both
reps it up the source of heat for both space and water is propane and all the
space and water is propane and all the
space and water is propane and all the other appliances including cooking are
other appliances including cooking are
other appliances including cooking are electric
electric
electric twenty houses have seen a significant
twenty houses have seen a significant
twenty houses have seen a significant increase in popularity over the last few
increase in popularity over the last few
increase in popularity over the last few years but for the most part are an
years but for the most part are an
years but for the most part are an emergent phenomena and are just one
emergent phenomena and are just one
emergent phenomena and are just one manifestation of a larger movement
manifestation of a larger movement
manifestation of a larger movement towards lifestyle simplification and
towards lifestyle simplification and
towards lifestyle simplification and minimalism many people still see them as
minimalism many people still see them as
minimalism many people still see them as initiators and probably just a trend I
initiators and probably just a trend I
initiators and probably just a trend I mean you have to be a self-sacrificing
mean you have to be a self-sacrificing
mean you have to be a self-sacrificing eco nut hipster to live on that right
eco nut hipster to live on that right
eco nut hipster to live on that right and there is something to that in the
and there is something to that in the
and there is something to that in the sense that not everyone built a tiny
sense that not everyone built a tiny
sense that not everyone built a tiny house for what I would consider to be
house for what I would consider to be
house for what I would consider to be great reasons but if the root of an idea
great reasons but if the root of an idea
great reasons but if the root of an idea is genuinely good it will persist beyond
is genuinely good it will persist beyond
is genuinely good it will persist beyond 15 minutes of fame that it receives for
15 minutes of fame that it receives for
15 minutes of fame that it receives for it’s not I think a lot of a
it’s not I think a lot of a
it’s not I think a lot of a misunderstanding but a shift towards
misunderstanding but a shift towards
misunderstanding but a shift towards minimalist living comes from the lack
minimalist living comes from the lack
minimalist living comes from the lack other shared frame of reference so here
other shared frame of reference so here
other shared frame of reference so here who for a moment and it looks back up to
who for a moment and it looks back up to
who for a moment and it looks back up to the extreme basics for what is required
the extreme basics for what is required
the extreme basics for what is required to live when your gutters for you
to live when your gutters for you
to live when your gutters for you we need food water and sleep great but
we need food water and sleep great but
we need food water and sleep great but what is needed to live comfortably a
what is needed to live comfortably a
what is needed to live comfortably a clean dry warm bed clean running water
clean dry warm bed clean running water
clean dry warm bed clean running water hot water rush to bathe cooking
hot water rush to bathe cooking
hot water rush to bathe cooking facilities absolute facilities and
facilities absolute facilities and
facilities absolute facilities and recreational space to relax or pursue
recreational space to relax or pursue
recreational space to relax or pursue your interests have I missed anything
your interests have I missed anything
your interests have I missed anything because it’s used to me that anything
because it’s used to me that anything
because it’s used to me that anything more than this is not
more than this is not
more than this is not it’s decided and I hate to use this word
it’s decided and I hate to use this word
it’s decided and I hate to use this word but society and our culture North
but society and our culture North
but society and our culture North America culture in particular has slowly
America culture in particular has slowly
America culture in particular has slowly been evolving and in many ways
been evolving and in many ways
been evolving and in many ways distorting the widely accepted sense of
distorting the widely accepted sense of
distorting the widely accepted sense of what is wrong and thus the average frame
what is wrong and thus the average frame
what is wrong and thus the average frame of reference for a lifestyle it’s become
of reference for a lifestyle it’s become
of reference for a lifestyle it’s become normal for us to want more than we to
normal for us to want more than we to
normal for us to want more than we to reasonably attain think about how much
reasonably attain think about how much
reasonably attain think about how much it bought on credit or laws how often do
it bought on credit or laws how often do
it bought on credit or laws how often do people say much really purchases houses
people say much really purchases houses
people say much really purchases houses and harvests are rarely bought outright
and harvests are rarely bought outright
and harvests are rarely bought outright but we’ve convinced ourselves that we
but we’ve convinced ourselves that we
but we’ve convinced ourselves that we deserve that now or that were somehow
deserve that now or that were somehow
deserve that now or that were somehow entitled done even though you can say
entitled done even though you can say
entitled done even though you can say that we can actually important but I was
that we can actually important but I was
that we can actually important but I was seeing more and more people taking a
seeing more and more people taking a
seeing more and more people taking a step back and reevaluate early and often
step back and reevaluate early and often
step back and reevaluate early and often honey that a tiny house is a piece of
honey that a tiny house is a piece of
honey that a tiny house is a piece of this puzzle one of the themes of this
this puzzle one of the themes of this
this puzzle one of the themes of this TED event is innovation I think the core
TED event is innovation I think the core
TED event is innovation I think the core driving force behind the decision to go
driving force behind the decision to go
driving force behind the decision to go tiny is the desire to reimagine one’s
tiny is the desire to reimagine one’s
tiny is the desire to reimagine one’s lifestyle to strip away everything that
lifestyle to strip away everything that
lifestyle to strip away everything that is either not critical or that is not
is either not critical or that is not
is either not critical or that is not bringing joy or satisfaction from one
bringing joy or satisfaction from one
bringing joy or satisfaction from one might improve this past in a subtractive
might improve this past in a subtractive
might improve this past in a subtractive mass of thinking what can I do it for my
mass of thinking what can I do it for my
mass of thinking what can I do it for my life in order to simplify but this could
life in order to simplify but this could
life in order to simplify but this could be anchors because you’re starting of
be anchors because you’re starting of
be anchors because you’re starting of that established frame of reference
that established frame of reference
that established frame of reference which if you feel a need to downsize is
which if you feel a need to downsize is
which if you feel a need to downsize is probably bloated in you’ll have
probably bloated in you’ll have
probably bloated in you’ll have searchable a attic in your think of this
searchable a attic in your think of this
searchable a attic in your think of this as a top deck approach so what about
as a top deck approach so what about
as a top deck approach so what about working from the bottom up going back to
working from the bottom up going back to
working from the bottom up going back to this extreme basics and then building
this extreme basics and then building
this extreme basics and then building additively
additively
additively referencing nothing except for what you
referencing nothing except for what you
referencing nothing except for what you know about yourself what kind of spaces
know about yourself what kind of spaces
know about yourself what kind of spaces do you need to perform your daily
do you need to perform your daily
do you need to perform your daily routines as well as your passion
routines as well as your passion
routines as well as your passion work and then what stuff do you need to
work and then what stuff do you need to
work and then what stuff do you need to complement those faces it can be
complement those faces it can be
complement those faces it can be surprising to learn just how short these
surprising to learn just how short these
surprising to learn just how short these lists are when it comes to stuff have
lists are when it comes to stuff have
lists are when it comes to stuff have you ever removed and been pulling boxes
you ever removed and been pulling boxes
you ever removed and been pulling boxes out of storage or closets and realized
out of storage or closets and realized
out of storage or closets and realized man I haven’t touched the stuff since
man I haven’t touched the stuff since
man I haven’t touched the stuff since the last time I moved or even more to
the last time I moved or even more to
the last time I moved or even more to the point I haven’t even thought about
the point I haven’t even thought about
the point I haven’t even thought about since the last time when building
since the last time when building
since the last time when building through the bottom up this kind of stuff
through the bottom up this kind of stuff
through the bottom up this kind of stuff going across the room so after we’re
going across the room so after we’re
going across the room so after we’re sharing a list of what should be in your
sharing a list of what should be in your
sharing a list of what should be in your life and deciding that it’s compatible
life and deciding that it’s compatible
life and deciding that it’s compatible with tiny living the next step would be
with tiny living the next step would be
with tiny living the next step would be to design a house often yourself this is
to design a house often yourself this is
to design a house often yourself this is where you can get creative really push
where you can get creative really push
where you can get creative really push the limits of what a living space can be
the limits of what a living space can be
the limits of what a living space can be when building a full-size house the
when building a full-size house the
when building a full-size house the resale value is a major consideration
resale value is a major consideration
resale value is a major consideration because it’s such a huge investment
because it’s such a huge investment
because it’s such a huge investment there’s a strong incentive to taken in a
there’s a strong incentive to taken in a
there’s a strong incentive to taken in a one-size-fits-all direction but a tiny
one-size-fits-all direction but a tiny
one-size-fits-all direction but a tiny house is not really a good monitoring
house is not really a good monitoring
house is not really a good monitoring husband at least in a physical sense its
husband at least in a physical sense its
husband at least in a physical sense its strength lies in an unrestricted
strength lies in an unrestricted
strength lies in an unrestricted customization which is why design
customization which is why design
customization which is why design yourself taking full advantage of that
yourself taking full advantage of that
yourself taking full advantage of that is in my in the the only way to go of
is in my in the the only way to go of
is in my in the the only way to go of course we did this with our own tiny
course we did this with our own tiny
course we did this with our own tiny nest everyone names their tiny houses
nest everyone names their tiny houses
nest everyone names their tiny houses because they are often dominant and I
because they are often dominant and I
because they are often dominant and I should also mention that the tiny nests
should also mention that the tiny nests
should also mention that the tiny nests or to myself and my wife our top
or to myself and my wife our top
or to myself and my wife our top priority for a king-sized bed lots of
priority for a king-sized bed lots of
priority for a king-sized bed lots of kitchen space and what we love me refer
kitchen space and what we love me refer
kitchen space and what we love me refer to as the nerd station which is
to as the nerd station which is
to as the nerd station which is something that our be involved in some
something that our be involved in some
something that our be involved in some of our previous apartments
of our previous apartments
of our previous apartments it’s basically a computer hooked up to a
it’s basically a computer hooked up to a
it’s basically a computer hooked up to a TV with a desk in front and a coach
TV with a desk in front and a coach
TV with a desk in front and a coach further back so it serves as a place to
further back so it serves as a place to
further back so it serves as a place to lounge and relax watching shows or
lounge and relax watching shows or
lounge and relax watching shows or playing games but also as a workstation
playing games but also as a workstation
playing games but also as a workstation or home office for our design we started
or home office for our design we started
or home office for our design we started with Vallejo Franciscan tiny house but
with Vallejo Franciscan tiny house but
with Vallejo Franciscan tiny house but quickly found that the nerd station
quickly found that the nerd station
quickly found that the nerd station slash living room fit really awkwardly
slash living room fit really awkwardly
slash living room fit really awkwardly so after cherry-picking some other good
so after cherry-picking some other good
so after cherry-picking some other good ideas that were out there doing a lot of
ideas that were out there doing a lot of
ideas that were out there doing a lot of shuffling around including a weary
shuffling around including a weary
shuffling around including a weary entire floor plan we arrived at a design
entire floor plan we arrived at a design
entire floor plan we arrived at a design that perfectly optimized for our
that perfectly optimized for our
that perfectly optimized for our progress and the main thing that proud
progress and the main thing that proud
progress and the main thing that proud of here is that the structure was real
of here is that the structure was real
of here is that the structure was real for us when making a change like this it
for us when making a change like this it
for us when making a change like this it could be easy to fantasize about say
could be easy to fantasize about say
could be easy to fantasize about say joining a book club and reading a lot
joining a book club and reading a lot
joining a book club and reading a lot more or picking up charcoal sketching
more or picking up charcoal sketching
more or picking up charcoal sketching but we like to binge on Netflix and I
but we like to binge on Netflix and I
but we like to binge on Netflix and I love to fly Internet spacious fishing
love to fly Internet spacious fishing
love to fly Internet spacious fishing was true so we’re honest with ourselves
was true so we’re honest with ourselves
was true so we’re honest with ourselves we are not harvested
we are not harvested
we are not harvested it’s been awesome the other thing I like
it’s been awesome the other thing I like
it’s been awesome the other thing I like website is how cramped it is and half
website is how cramped it is and half
website is how cramped it is and half joking here but what I mean is that a
joking here but what I mean is that a
joking here but what I mean is that a lot of other designs out there try to
lot of other designs out there try to
lot of other designs out there try to make the space feel as large as possible
make the space feel as large as possible
make the space feel as large as possible by opening it but we have to think that
by opening it but we have to think that
by opening it but we have to think that this makes the space feel smaller
this makes the space feel smaller
this makes the space feel smaller because the house is then just one group
because the house is then just one group
because the house is then just one group so you’re always in the same room
so you’re always in the same room
so you’re always in the same room romaine is just split our space up into
romaine is just split our space up into
romaine is just split our space up into three distinct areas which feel separate
three distinct areas which feel separate
three distinct areas which feel separate the result is that each space is smaller
the result is that each space is smaller
the result is that each space is smaller but come on it’s a tiny house if you go
but come on it’s a tiny house if you go
but come on it’s a tiny house if you go into this wanting it to feel as large
into this wanting it to feel as large
into this wanting it to feel as large possible you’re going to be disappointed
possible you’re going to be disappointed
possible you’re going to be disappointed so what’s the impact on a big picture
so what’s the impact on a big picture
so what’s the impact on a big picture well it should go without saying that a
well it should go without saying that a
well it should go without saying that a small structure requires less materials
small structure requires less materials
small structure requires less materials to build less energy to heat and can’t
to build less energy to heat and can’t
to build less energy to heat and can’t stores main products so there’s less
stores main products so there’s less
stores main products so there’s less consumption involved overall I’ve been
consumption involved overall I’ve been
consumption involved overall I’ve been at least range and somewhat alarming
at least range and somewhat alarming
at least range and somewhat alarming that we use the term consumer so
that we use the term consumer so
that we use the term consumer so carelessly that it’s all but losses me
carelessly that it’s all but losses me
carelessly that it’s all but losses me we are consumers but what are we
we are consumers but what are we
we are consumers but what are we consuming when we’re eating a whole raw
consuming when we’re eating a whole raw
consuming when we’re eating a whole raw materials needed to make all the
materials needed to make all the
materials needed to make all the products we buy including building
products we buy including building
products we buy including building supplies for truck
supplies for truck
supplies for truck most of these resources are not being
most of these resources are not being
most of these resources are not being replenished after develop deliberately
replenished after develop deliberately
replenished after develop deliberately consuming the planet and we know it’s
consuming the planet and we know it’s
consuming the planet and we know it’s not sustainable but even with the
not sustainable but even with the
not sustainable but even with the enlightement brought to us by the age of
enlightement brought to us by the age of
enlightement brought to us by the age of information we’re having a really hard
information we’re having a really hard
information we’re having a really hard time breaking bad habit it’s like we
time breaking bad habit it’s like we
time breaking bad habit it’s like we built civilization on the wrong
built civilization on the wrong
built civilization on the wrong foundation do it too there
foundation do it too there
foundation do it too there consumption is driven by an economic
consumption is driven by an economic
consumption is driven by an economic system that does not serve to make my
system that does not serve to make my
system that does not serve to make my better girl by to increase monetary loss
better girl by to increase monetary loss
better girl by to increase monetary loss often for only a few so many of
often for only a few so many of
often for only a few so many of humanity’s shortcomings have become
humanity’s shortcomings have become
humanity’s shortcomings have become painfully clear now that we can exchange
painfully clear now that we can exchange
painfully clear now that we can exchange information across the world in
information across the world in
information across the world in real-time and analyze huge amounts of
real-time and analyze huge amounts of
real-time and analyze huge amounts of data piece and there’s so much tip work
data piece and there’s so much tip work
data piece and there’s so much tip work out our monetary system where we’ve got
out our monetary system where we’ve got
out our monetary system where we’ve got actual debts that are mathematically
actual debts that are mathematically
actual debts that are mathematically impossible to repay climate change now
impossible to repay climate change now
impossible to repay climate change now the advocate debate over climate change
the advocate debate over climate change
the advocate debate over climate change political blunders and social injustice
political blunders and social injustice
political blunders and social injustice everywhere to make yourself free and
everywhere to make yourself free and
everywhere to make yourself free and while I think it’s extremely beneficial
while I think it’s extremely beneficial
while I think it’s extremely beneficial to learn as much as you can and about
to learn as much as you can and about
to learn as much as you can and about the spreading of diversity understanding
the spreading of diversity understanding
the spreading of diversity understanding is probably most important thing for
is probably most important thing for
is probably most important thing for given come it has the Pens log boat
given come it has the Pens log boat
given come it has the Pens log boat right but an individual must be able to
right but an individual must be able to
right but an individual must be able to strike a balance with what to do with
strike a balance with what to do with
strike a balance with what to do with all this information most people aren’t
all this information most people aren’t
all this information most people aren’t going to go out and change regulations
going to go out and change regulations
going to go out and change regulations or in have the next environment saving
or in have the next environment saving
or in have the next environment saving ice or go on a crusade to educate people
ice or go on a crusade to educate people
ice or go on a crusade to educate people we can do that awesome to Bill Nighy and
we can do that awesome to Bill Nighy and
we can do that awesome to Bill Nighy and Leonardo DiCaprio most of us have
Leonardo DiCaprio most of us have
Leonardo DiCaprio most of us have limited unfortunate but it can still be
limited unfortunate but it can still be
limited unfortunate but it can still be powerful and considered in context when
powerful and considered in context when
powerful and considered in context when I was growing up recycling the still in
I was growing up recycling the still in
I was growing up recycling the still in process of being adopted and I have this
process of being adopted and I have this
process of being adopted and I have this memory of kid and elementary school
memory of kid and elementary school
memory of kid and elementary school ryujin socks on the ground and at that
ryujin socks on the ground and at that
ryujin socks on the ground and at that preferable age I remember feeling like
preferable age I remember feeling like
preferable age I remember feeling like no matter how much effort I put it there
no matter how much effort I put it there
no matter how much effort I put it there always be plenty of other people working
always be plenty of other people working
always be plenty of other people working against in too easily undo my cowardice
against in too easily undo my cowardice
against in too easily undo my cowardice another mentality stuffed with me to
another mentality stuffed with me to
another mentality stuffed with me to some extent for a longer life but with
some extent for a longer life but with
some extent for a longer life but with my recent shift work minimalism I’ve
my recent shift work minimalism I’ve
my recent shift work minimalism I’ve come to appreciate that my ability to
come to appreciate that my ability to
come to appreciate that my ability to have a positive influence
have a positive influence
have a positive influence doesn’t vac lie in a simple thing
doesn’t vac lie in a simple thing
doesn’t vac lie in a simple thing and I think I made my piece of that
and I think I made my piece of that
and I think I made my piece of that there are some things that I know to do
there are some things that I know to do
there are some things that I know to do late and so I’ve suit and I’m also
late and so I’ve suit and I’m also
late and so I’ve suit and I’m also always looking to improve the main
always looking to improve the main
always looking to improve the main benefit of living tiny or minimally is
benefit of living tiny or minimally is
benefit of living tiny or minimally is that it directly and indirectly reduces
that it directly and indirectly reduces
that it directly and indirectly reduces the demand for consumption which is the
the demand for consumption which is the
the demand for consumption which is the fuel for the machine as so many negative
fuel for the machine as so many negative
fuel for the machine as so many negative side effects a full on time in house is
side effects a full on time in house is
side effects a full on time in house is not very good but being more mindful of
not very good but being more mindful of
not very good but being more mindful of the impact that your life now has it’s
the impact that your life now has it’s
the impact that your life now has it’s be the change you want to see be
be the change you want to see be
be the change you want to see be realistic about what we need and more
realistic about what we need and more
realistic about what we need and more weight loss thank you
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