The easiest way to go green is to start by just going smaller.

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50s and now it's like 2,700 with smaller families.

So, you know, the big numbers are,

we have three times a space per person

that we used to.

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Check the Uber app. Graham, welcome to the unmistakable. Bob. So you know, I actually came across your story by way of the Minimalism documentary and you know I saw that you created the website life edited and then when I saw the apartment that you would build for yourself I thought one I want one of this apartments and two I have to

talk to this guy but before we get into your actual work they want to start by

asking a question that I've found has been very informative and interesting and that is

what did your parents do for a living and how it has that

impacted the choices that you have made with your life in your career?

That's a great question and actually one that I really haven't thought about before so I appreciate now you don't usually share this stuff in advance but

I had to actually really think about it and

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