The 100 things challenge | Dave Bruno | TEDxClaremontColleges

[@byhisstripes2713]

I'm a collector of stuff by nature. Then I discovered that I actually get more of a kick out of getting rid of stuff than I ever did shopping for it. 10 boxes so far and counting.....All gone!

[@standwithtruth2194]

Good

[@aleksissatka5541]

Good job!

[@freesian59]

@Kukas R. That's great! I wish I could do that... I'm drowning with the stuff I collected over 30 years!!! I'm totally overwhelmed....just looking at my stuff...

[@loriwalker-brandon9163]

@@freesian59 You might consider Clutter Clarity's KZbin channel; she gives a full just over an hour walkthrough that is soooo helpful - I can only say don't try to attack all of it at once - she'll give the reasons and the how-to's - I've listened to it 3 times - hope you find it helpful. You can do this!!

[@freesian59]

@@loriwalker-brandon9163 Thank you for your suggestion! I've watched the video of the internationally well known Japanese "Clutter Organizer" (Downsizing Expert) "KONMARI" in the past but it didn't help me much.. She is very good though. Her full name is MARIE KONDOU but everyone calls her METHOD "KONMARI METHOD". If you're bit curious about other expert, you can find her on KZbin. I will check the person you suggested since her video was helpful to you!(^^) I'm so bad that I still have the papers & the books from my college year when I just turned senior citizen a couple days ago!!! I got so much stuff from Japan, too, as I brought beautiful stuff every time I visited there... They're too pretty to get rid of... sigh... One night, I had a dream that I was moving to a huge mansion, so I could take everything with me & I was delighted to see all those rooms & plenty of storage spaces, closets & shelves to display my beautiful stuff!! Lol! I guess that was my wishful thinking coming true in my dream!! (^^). I know that would never happen in REAL life unless I win a lottery!(^^) I also know that things have gotten worse since last year when I had so much problems in every aspects of my life & I lost 2 people I loved very much, including my mom in February this year, so that broke me when I was already depressed. I still cry everyday for her & my close friend, as well as feeling of helpless over my other problems. Oops! I shared too much with you! Sorry about that! Please just ignore all the stuff I've written.(^^) I hope you have nice Sunday!(^^)

[@MrLadyParts]

I own about 48 things and I love how easy everything is for me now. Clean your house, clean your mind!

[@plutoplatters]

problem is... you must have nearly NO interests ... I find it odd that you're trying to capitalize on this !

[@DonnaBrooks]

Could you please tell us what those 48 things are? I'm really curious what you have. You obviously must use everything you have in a number of inventive ways to make due w/ only 48 things. Even the people I know who live entirely w/o money probably have more than 48 things. And what do you consider "things"?

[@ameliorated]

Good sentiments

[@stoogethree4438]

Cherish How come u don't reply? I am not doubting, I just want some sort of guideline...

[@Jake24378]

+Cherish I have about 150 things.

[@tiffe4772]

I feel great! I've been minimizing for a while now. I am ecstatic about how much more quickly I can get through house cleaning now. In washing just a few pieces of silverware instead of a few bundles now. I had always dreamed of a beautiful home. Now I believe I have one.

[@davidjenson7773]

Tiffany M. I know and feel exactly how you feel I've never had less things then now. And have resulted in a simpler life. People ask me are you doing okay financially? So crazy yes happier and simplified. David chicago

[@stoogethree4438]

I am poor. I have stuff, a lot of it is old. Some people call it antique. I have furniture that you can lift up without the bottom falling out. It was not expensive, it was not bought on impulse. It is worth it.I have neither debt,nor a credit history. I don't have excess money to put in savings, other than change, As a consequence of being financially responsible, I am not extended the credit I need. While I don't need to own a house, I do wish I had a (safe) car. Riding a bicycle in rural South Dakota is really dangerous in the winter. Getting groceries is a nightmare and raising your kids that way can be heartbreaking at times. Any car I have owned was bought for cash, and driven until repairs were no longer feasible. Poverty makes me clingy: I save broken bicycles for parts.I have old clothes for patching newer ones, and to use as cleaning rags. Sometimes I can't tell the difference.I wear clothes to be appropriately modest, and stay warm.Self expression is a luxury I can't afford. I don't buy make up, and last October,I donated my hair to pediatric cancer. I figured it would help someone, and save money and time. I have a busted air mattress in the basement, so I have patch material in case the one I sleep on starts leaking. I would love to get rid of all the stuff I no longer use, but I would be insulting people if I tried giving it away! And I can not afford to "have it hauled to the dump", because the hauling and the dump both cost money. Minimalism is a simple idea. It is not easily applied. The one luxury I allow myself to have as a full-time student, who is required to use internet, is an online streaming movie provider. Why? I never have to watch commercials.Therefore no one can force me into social comparison and "enlighten" me about all the 'individuality' and ' freedom' I am missing.

[@lauras6300]

I don’t mean this badly just genuinely asking, what were you saying with this post? Were you saying stuff is okay for you to have, or that it’s too difficult because you lack the money?

[@hawaiibrandonm9890]

Starts at 8:45

[@standwithtruth2194]

Thanks

[@howlatthemoonballoons9325]

Thanks

[@BigZac904]

Ty

[@federicodallas]

Oh my God thank you so much!!

[@cromcoffee3229]

Thank you!

[@neniugrava]

I am definitely in the partial-hypocrite group in that I talk of minimalizing my life but don't always follow through. This talk reminds me of a good quote from Marcus Aurelius: "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one"

[@LuckyGuu]

Okay it's 6 years later after your statement, what does your house look like now? How much stuff do you have?

[@neniugrava]

@@LuckyGuu Hey, thanks for the question! I still rent a house with a few friends, and most of my stuff fits into my ~100 square foot bedroom. I've got my share of kitchenware and tools that live in the kitchen and garage, so I think I'd still fit comfortably into a small flat. I still get my share of consumer stuff, but it is typically only stuff I use every day (like a new phone, TV, computer, etc.). I sometimes think it is cheating, but having less space for stuff makes it hard to collect too much of it. That being said, my room is chock full of Christmas loot at the moment (mostly clothes and other consumables, fortunately). As a millenial the hardest thing in the last few years has been turning away hand-me-down stuff (furniture, kitchen stuff, tools, etc.). My grandfather passed, and my parents moved, and dealing with all the stuff has somewhat solidified my position. Minimalism is still important to me, and I could still never see myself owning a huge house with rooms full of stuff. I'm by no means a strict minimalist, but in relative terms I am when compared to most. I could easily afford a house of my own if I wanted one, so it is still a choice.

[@jphzzzz]

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau

[@DorothyPotterSnyder]

The #1 Tiny House guy!

[@davemojarra2666]

Wouldnt "simply" be a simpler comment by Mr Thoreau?

[@DorothyPotterSnyder]

Um...pardon me, dontbeknowing, but you are correcting Thoreau? No, my friend, think again. A wise man knows who his masters are.

[@Momma_AL]

I just signed on to another 13 month lease on my apt and my goal is to not bring anything into my space but consumables and to continue purging everything I don't need, use or love. I started purging about 3 weeks ago and immediately...like literally the next day I felt SO much better! I've never felt so free and light! And I'm not even done! 😃

[@foxy-st7fh]

i have found that when i need something new, something old must leave.

[@Jake24378]

Dave Bruno is the founding father of modern day minimalism. While I disagree with him regarding religion (he is Christian; I am atheist) I will say that he brought up some profound issues in his book and the 100 Thing Challenge is the the benchmark for minimalist aspirations. All in all: Dave Bruno is great!

[@davemojarra2666]

Thanks for warning, religious folks scare me, wont watch.

[@Jake24378]

+dontbeknowing LOL! Dave will not scare you. Just push aside the religious stuff and his book has plenty to offer secular people who want to live simply.

[@PresbianTier]

@@Jake24378thank you. just because someone has a different worldview doesn't mean they don't have knowledge or facts that I can use. For example Marie Kondo has a philosophy of listening to material items that I disagree with. But she is still practical in her teachings.

[@huitrecouture]

What does it feel like to be a person who's entire point of view is shaped by current day instead of HISTORY and is completely CLUELESS about the wrong facts he's lecturing on? NO, he was NOT. "Modern day minimalism" started in the 1950's for chrissakes.

[@SunnyGirlFlorida]

Every time I return from a trip of living out of a suitcase, I realize how many things in my house I don't need and wouldn't miss if I never saw again.

[@LotteJohansson]

7 years ago me and my children sold off everything accept the furniture, kitchen things, most of the clothes and with two cases each went to another country for 3 months. We rented an apartment with simple furniture by the sea in a sunny country (we are from Sweden), bought som vintage furniture and fixed them to make it some personal and two surfboards....about a week after the waves were gone. Well, we stayed for three month got back and the kids started in school again. Next time I will do it by ship.

[@shalizhang4093]

I can see this as the beginning of the emancipation of the industrial slaves of Asia.

[@CalmVibesVee]

Lets prove to ourselves that we can thrive and be successful without requiring excess. Maybe the decluttering and decreasing excess possessions to manage might give us what we need to be able to level up in all areas of life.

[@sumeetrana8471]

i tell the same thing to my parents and wife and they are like you are not motivated in your life...,,they always say you should had zeal to buy more things.

[@mwlim1820]

i come from 3rd world country. Here mostly are minimalist. Its normal for us here. When we have extra cash. We put in the banks or do investments.

[@HumanbeingonfloatingEarth]

minimalism is great ... except u can probably never have enough books...

[@jerryweber7786]

@TheTruthQuest123 go to the library

[@bluejayjitsu4429]

I tend to only keep reference books that are less available digitally or that I go back to for information. I have 1 or 2 children's books from childhood but I don't know if I'll keep them. I mainly use kindle.

[@calmusac]

Or guitars… :-)

[@tobaccoworm2511]

@@jerryweber7786 that's not the same! 😃

[@creativecorner4715]

Library can have some

[@simaroyaich-kf2vu]

Simplicity should get prioritised👍

[@Sasa-lelo]

Simplicity is a solution

[@putheflamesoutyahoo1503]

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". VERY COOL. Seen this on a bumper of a bus :youtube: Bus Life. If only we had freedom. They give away lots but force 1600sq ft houses to support failed broke infrastructure. Money is uncreative, inefficient, dangerous, dumb, EVIL. Efficiency breeds efficiency, right is all we ever needed. Moderation kicks in day one.

[@HunterLott]

TEDx for POTUS

[@threeicys]

Okay now. I have more than 100 things that I am the "keeper of" . Heirlooms, letters, photos, postcards, books, sheet music etc that are beyond monetary value- and they are not mine. I , while living, am the keeper till they are passed down. Anyone else in the same boat?

[@andreadeagon2301]

Road Wonder As the one with a house, I’m family keeper too.

[@lauras6300]

Who are you keeping them for?

[@DorothyPotterSnyder]

The thing that we have to come to grips with is that our economy is built on obesity and excess. If we could reach a tipping point and, let's say, 37 percent of Americans became conscious minimalists, it would mean the loss of massive amounts of jobs. This, in my view, is fine and I intend to simplify myself, though I sort of think a random number like Dan's 100 Things is not for me (too SEO-ish by half). But if we are going to do this, really do it, we'd better have a plan for what comes next, and what we want the world to look like outside of our own tiny house lives.

[@ddruff]

Dorothy Potter Snyder that scenario is never going to happen. The message I get out of it is that we can choose to cut ourselves free. I really wouldnt worry about the world caving in due to the collapse of commercialism.

[@DorothyPotterSnyder]

ddruff You know, I think you're probably right. :)

[@putheflamesou]

Dorothy Potter Snyder Carbon farmed slave population infrastructure to be more exact. Mother or money money or God. All is feasible you are proof by being. Right is all that is needed. money root of evil. The Venus Project, the first scratch in extreme human advancement. Efficiency=infinite=moderation=feasible.

[@tiffe4772]

ddruff I agree. People who are saying this are using a lame excuse to continue in excess.

[@Jake24378]

+Dorothy Potter Snyder SEO-ish? What is that?

[@stoogethree4438]

I don't think we'd necessarily loose jobs. We'd loose products, but we may increase services. Whatever product variety is lost might be made up for by the QUALITY of what is left...

[@florinnatu]

now letms extend this idea on eating... and other things too

[@qristv1912]

I'm selling my xbox and getting rid of some things. ted talks are great

[@NeoAndersonReloaded]

Good job bro!

[@user-eg3zs6oi7c]

you can play games online for free. tens of thousands of titles from the days of atari to nes to super nes and onwards. not great like xbox but they are free and take no space.

[@greenkitty82]

Yeah I find them inspiring too. I certainly believe in owning less and spending more time having experiences but if you really love something and it enhances your life I'd say keep those things. But most stuff people don't need anyway, just more to clean and look after and who can be bothered with all that.

[@griselleisara3799]

I think I gave 100 things. To my next door neighbor who does yard sales. 😂😂😂

[@sihempail1276]

Meilleur tedx

[@georgebates8012]

Jesus tried to tell us this in Matthew 6:24-34, but we didn't listen and now look at the mess we are in. This country so desperately needs to get back to simple living and believing in God!

[@danpt2000]

The best place to start, is with yourself.

[@georgegray2712]

Jesus is a fairy tale character.

[@Jake24378]

+George Gray Probably. But simple living is still awesome!

[@gabrielgagne3850]

We have all this freedom, more than ever. Buy experience, don't buy into consumerism

[@shimizimer]

I'm reading his book and it's really good... but he is not much of a public speaker...

[@SunnyGirlFlorida]

He is good.

[@florinnatu]

but you do get the idea, so it is not important,right? 🤔🤔 or dooo youuu

[@shimizimer]

@@florinnatu Lol I do! It's a great concept!

[@florinnatu]

@@shimizimer 👏😅 allrightytheeen

[@emraldsandy]

Why do I feel like he is trying to sell me stuff?

[@catreadsbooks]

I'm a minimalist but 100 things is pretty rough. I do like a challenge like this one though.

[@Jake24378]

+CatReads I have 150 things! I want to try to get to 100 someday. But there are other challenges, like OBL (one bag living) or fitting everything you own in your car or the Minimalist Game, etc. There are lots of paths to get to the same place. :)

[@2adamast]

Maybe I prefer a few simple tools to the clutter of a 17 in 1 Leatherman.

[@garyg5347]

i probably have more than 100 tools

[@PetrichorBharali]

I like the general idea of the talk, but the presentation was a bit prolix.

[@putheflamesou]

Smart old pep, we have tons, are done consuming, economy survival doomed, targeted youth don't need old(ie: apple success). Tech, comm, energy lull, time right right.......The Venus Project the first scratch. Efficiency breeds efficiency=infinite=moderation=feasibility. Jacque Fresco use him like other elders once they are gone you will wish you new more and Jacque never had to go. We will never learn all he knows. I am still learning from my Dad resting over 10 years now. The biggest sin money cast our desire for new when echoes from old , nature, animals, go ignored.

[@Ensostyle]

run forest run to challenge the consumer society

[@mwlim1820]

3rd world country not all as poor country. its developing country. It ok in the cities. However, in small towns and villages - middle or low income.

[@MrMoonkeeper]

11 years and still no subs?

[@samella35]

Excess as proof of success. A big lie.

[@darionhester6932]

But tactical gear...

[@anastasiazhiltsova]

He doesn't explain which especial and excellent results he has got. I hear just words that the results are great. Honestly, I don`t feel any real inspiration without examples or explaining of some changes in the people's lives. The speaker offers to do something and assures that it helps to solve the problem. He means if you buy too much - just don't do it! Well, simple desicion, but how can somebody buy less if he wants to buy more? How? And what are the reasons of the problem? Why do people want to buy so much? I have a vision. People buy too much because of the emptiness in their souls. They want to fullfill the emptiness, the gap. Will buying less help to fulfill the gap? Don't think so. Why their souls are empty? I really think that the people's souls are empty because this gap is a place for God. No God - no happiness. This is my oppinion

[@АлександрАлексюк-ю6ц]

Теория Льва Толстого

[@bloodmouth.]

is he wearing flipflops ? for a TED talk ??

[@JJovich]

Dude's presentation isn't very minimalistic. Except for the fact he didn't actually say anything of worth.

[@TheMattmatic]

For me, the actual process of deciding what 100 things to keep and how to do it would be the most interesting thing to talk about, so I'm kind of surprised he didn't go into it. What educated person watching a Ted talk isn't critical of consumerism? The interesting thing is how to change your behaviour...

[@EmmieTuesday]

soooo, a person who owns a multi family and has to keep certain supplies and tools on hand to fix things, help tenants, has to get rid of them? You are so young! I dont buy anything....use what i have, but to toss what I need for my work as an artist, landlord, seamstress, etc....Much of my furniture found on the street, tv left behind by a tenant, lamp left by a tenant, geez. you dont get it what it means to be self employed.

[@ricebowl3]

meow

[@florinnatu]

now challenge women to do it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EmmieTuesday]

soooo a musician has to give up the music, instruments, that took a lifetime to accumulate! in this new minimal world there is no room for artists and musicians...Do you 100 things people have any hobbies or work as an artist? do you have any clue how costly artist, musician materials are? throw them out and buy every week? geez louise.

[@hcronos]

the stuff you own ending up owning you. You are not a beauty snowflake

[@1wendywong]

Get one great thing to replace all good things.

[@huitrecouture]

It was difficult to decide if a pair of shoes was one item or two items? God help us.