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@crop100
MICHAEL: I am very good at saving things, thinking “this might come in handy later”. But them the things rarely come to good use because I forget them. And they become old and obsolete. Luckily I found this charger before it was too late, and a colleague of mine needed it so I gave it away.
This is number 15 in my #crop100
Surviving Progress
MICHAEL: During the holidays I saw “Surviving Progress”. This might be the most important - and scary - documentary of our time. This also sums up quite nicely a lot of my reasoning behind #crop100. I’ve always thought “It’s just me, I can’t do much” but when I saw the quote “No water drop thinks it’s responsible for the flood” I realized that “even if it’s just me, I can do my part”.
And so are you if you’re part of #crop100.
Michael: It’s been quiet here, but that doesn’t mean the project is standing still. I’ve been cropping all summer. I’ve bought an apartment, so I’ve also had to shop a lot, but even there crop100 has affected my choices. This is a battery pack, used to recharge anything that can be charged through USB. It’s helped me in a lot of situations. However, I had to get a backpack and found the Northface Surge, with a built in battery. While it’s nice to have two battery packs, it’s not very necessary. I gave this to a friend. This is number 14 in my #crop100
FREDRIK: I don't know why I keep saving the boxes from stuff I buy. Found this iMac box left from 2006. I've never used it after I made the purchase. It just fills upp space in my basement. Today I put it in the recycle bin.
This is #9 in my #Crop100
FREDRIK: It's saturday morning and I've slowly started to empty my closets from clothes I don't need or use. This is the first batch and I'm planning to give it away to Stadsmissionen.
This is #8 in my #Crop100
A social Crop100?
FREDRIK: I follow a lot of people on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter who I really don't care about. I read their updates just because they are there, not because they give me valuable information, are entertaining or give me emotional satisfaction or connection. Sometimes I even realize that seeing some updates make me frustrated, jealous or sad. That insight made me think. Do I have to crop my social objects as well as my physical ones? Maybe. From today I'll try to think extra hard on who to follow and why, and also be active in unfollowing people I don't need in my feeds.
MICHAEL: This is one of the nicest cardigans I've seen. I found it at Cheap Monday - and on sale! It suited me perfectly, and with a t-shirt it had just that balance between preppy/casual that I thought I was comfortable in. But I'm a very warm person (literally) and could rarely find an opportunity to wear it. My boyfriend's sister once found it hanging over a chair at their dad's house (where I had hung it) and complimented her dad's wife on the beautiful cardigan. Considering the fact that she liked it so much, and that I never used it, I gave it to her.
This is #13 in my #crop100
MICHAEL: This is is a Lundhags Cult 16, a small backback with separate computer slot. It looks great, a little bit more dressy than regular backpacks. You can take out your computer through the left side, and the right gives you access to the larger compartment and the computer slot. The top has a pocket for all your smaller stuff. One problem with it is that it would only suit two of Goldilock's bears: it's a tad too small. If you have a 13" Macbook Air, you can't use the quick access on the left side, as it's too small. The next size (25 L) is a tad too big.
However, the main reason that I got rid of it is that my boyfriend has the same backpack. Apart from the risk of mixing them up, having the same backpack as a couple is … icky.
I bought an Arcteryx Spear 20 instead, and gave the Lundhags to my boyfriend's sister, who lives in Chicago.
This is #12 in my #crop100
Inspiration for a minimalist apartment
LifeEdited's founder lives in an apartment that's very minimalistic. Moving walls and furniture that folds into the walls gives a clean look to this 39 square meters (420 square feet) apartment. The only thing I'd miss here is a washing machine. In Sweden, the standard is to have your own washing machine, or use the laundry room that almost all apartment buildings have. But using the laundry room means you have to set aside time for doing laundry, whereas having your own washing machine allows you to do laundry whenever.
See the full set of photos here
The state of Crop100 after three weeks
It's been three weeks since Fredrik and I started the project, and since then over 130 people have officially registered as participants in #crop100. The Twitter lists have 75 members (Swedish) and 17 (English). There are 48 members of #crop100 on Google+ and 156 members of the Facebook Group.
Here are a couple more numbers:
308 photos on Instagram
70 blog posts in Swedish, and 13 in English
About 600 tweets
We've been in several newspapers in Sweden and on national TV. I don't know when it becomes a movement, but I think we're on our way. I want to say thank you to everyone who participates and shares. And remember that it's never too late to join. All you have to do is decide, note the date when you start and get rid of 100 items in a year from that date.
On a personal note, it's been 25 days, which means I should have gotten rid of 8 items to be in sync. I'm at 11, so I'm a little ahead of the schedule. However, remember that it's not a contest. It's about reflecting about what you (don't) need.
MICHAEL: These two are gadgets that turn your iPhone or iPad into a universal remote control. The L5 plugs into your iPhone 4/4S or iPad, and you use an app to create your own remotes.
The Griffin connects through Bluetooth and uses another app for remote control. For some reason, I saved these two even though I got rid of my sound system, my TV and everything else. I don't really need them, so I sold them to an acquaintance who has a use for them.
These are #10 and #11 in my #crop100
Osom interview
Our friends over at Osom has done an interview with us regarding the Crop100 movement. Osom is a pretty neat new app for selling and buying things. Read the interview with us on the Osom blog.
"How can you get rid of 100 things in one year? Michael Kazarnowicz and Fredrik Wass thinks it’s doable and important. Of course Osom accepted the challenge and wanted a chat with the founders of Crop100."
MICHAEL: Sometimes I'm afraid I've got the makings of a hoarder in me. This is the box that my Loxcie cam came in. I saved it because "it could come in handy some day, I mean look at that clear plastic lid!"
It also contained all the manuals, which I've never looked at. I look at the manual online if I need it.
I've had it in a box for a year. Throwing this away felt very good.
This is #9 in my #crop100
FREDRIK: About 10 years ago I used these pair of K2 inlines almost every week. But then I moved to Stockholm and didn't feel like skating in the middle of the city, so they've been stored away since then. Today I sold them via the Swedish app Osom and got 200 SEK for them. Hopefully the new owner will use them more frequently.
This is #7 in my #crop100
MICHAEL: A lot of the stuff I save is because it's been given to me by someone I like. It's as if I transfer the value I put on the relationship to the object. I remember how sad I was when I forgot the watch I got for Christmas from my boyfriend at an airport security checkpoint - that made me more upset than when I forgot my iPad Mini at a SAS flight (it seems that I'm good at forgetting stuff at airports, and airports and airlines seem to have lousy processes for getting stuff back).
With Crop100 I've redefined it: the object is more valuable if it's used by someone instead of lying in a drawer at my place. This "moose popper" was given to me by my boyfriend's brother, and I gave it to the shy two year old living next door. The sheer joy on his face when he realized that he could keep it was priceless.
This is #8 in my #crop100
MICHAEL: I often find myself saving stuff "because perhaps there's a small opportunity I might have some use for this in the future". I guess it's better than buying stuff for that reason, but it still makes up for a lot of the clutter in my life. These two Macbook remotes are a great example of it. I used to have a Macbook Pro, and I bought an extra remote (why? I have no clue. Most likely "just in case"). I got a Macbook Air - which isn't compatible with these remotes - and gave my Macbook Pro to my mom. But these stayed. My mom won't ever use these, but a friend of mine could use them, so he got them.
This is #7 in my Crop100
FREDRIK: I saved these old issues of the Swedish magazine Cap & Design, but I never ever go back and read them. Gave them away to an Art Director friend who wanted them for inspiration. This is #6 in my #crop100