Another Case for Less Gives You More

Writer and designer Graham Hill makes a case for the less is more approach to living. Condensing your space. Only keeping your favorite things. And only buying things that will last many years.

He follows three rules:

1. Edit Ruthlessly
2. Think Small
3. Make Multifunctional

A few years ago, before moving to Seattle, I started my version of All My Life For Sale. I attempted to get rid of all the excess in my life by selling every single thing I owned on eBay and at an apartment sale where I invited complete strangers into my personal space to shop and take what they wanted. I left a fishbowl on the counter and they paid what they thought the item was worth to them.

My project was not nearly as successful as previous versions, including the original by John Freyer, mostly because selling every single thing you own on eBay is, well, an insane amount of work. But I did manage to edit my life from a bunch of boxes I was just moving from apartment to apartment and state to state down to only five boxes of clothing and basic essentials.

As I begin to consider moving into a smaller space and getting a roommate, I am ready to self edit ... edit ruthlessly, even, and follow the guidelines set out by Graham Hill.

Do yourself a favor and take the next six minutes to watch the video above. It's worth more than considering.