Less Stuff, More Hapiness

Graham Hill

(Keynote, Adv, Nat.Geog.Learning)

• What new industry has boosted in the States lately?
• Where does all this space-consuming stuff lead to?
• Which three approaches does he suggest?
• Vocabulary:
  • happiness levels flatlined
  • matra
  • clear the arteries
  • space efficiency
  • table-stretch out
  • my office folds away
  • bed - props out
  • fold-down beds
• Is the box an important prop for his presentation?
• Which other props might he have used?
• Prepare a two-minute mini-presentation. Think of a simple prop you could use.
  1. air pollution
  2. the benefits of regular exercise
  3. money spent by the public on holidays abroad
  4. a comparison of the size of homes and living space around the world
  5. the working lives of factory employees
  6. the importance of body language
  7. the key to happiness
  8. motivation as the motor of life

• Material possessions - happiness
• Economic crisis and shopping habits
• small business versus big enterprises
• Online trading

1. they say that having a lot of things is related with suffering a mental illness. A lot of rich people are depressed
2. After the crisis, as people don't have money they buy things that are cheaper because the brand is not well-known
3. Only big business have survived the crisis but smaller shops haven't
4. Consumerism makes people ill; some people buy things that they don't really need
5. There are a lot of webs where people can sell the things they don't want and buy the things they want for less money