I hope this Saturday in March finds you well. I am spending this weekend in Austin, TX along with some friends at SXSW encouraging others to embrace minimalism as a foundation for entrepreneurship. Our hope is to inspire people to believe that doing work you love should be accessible to anyone who is interested. Living with less provides countless practical benefits. And when the fear of money can be reduced significantly, the path to entrepreneurship becomes far more accessible.
If you are in Austin, let me know via Twitter. I’m spending the majority of my time meeting new people and would love an opportunity to meet you too.
Regardless of where you happen to be, may your weekend be filled with intentionality and life-giving pursuits. Perhaps you can find a quiet moment to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy some of these posts from simple living writers.
3 Words That You Need to Tell Yourself Daily | Nerd Fitness by Steve Kamb. If you can successfully implement this rule consistently, I guarantee that not only will your life improve, but the lives of the people in your life will improve as well. Everybody wins.
What are our Screens Doing to Us? | The Default Life. A four-minute video reminder to turn off the screen, think deeply, and soak in the sunset.
Image: jronaldless
Karyn says
I absolutely love your Weekend Reads posts. Thank you for finding these little gems and sharing them with your readers.
Sam says
Hey thanks for the shout-out! Sam (the guy behind the screens vid) here. Would love to do a guest post sometime and talk more about the ideas behind the vid if your interested. How did you come across the video?
Tony@WeOnlyDoThisOnce says
Great links, many thanks! Hope you enjoyed your weekend.
Cassie says
Witty Title Here has never seen traffic like this before. :) Thanks so much for sharing Ashley’s article (and, therefore, my site!) here. I learned a lot from reading her perspective on choosing minimalism and am inspired to make small changes in my life when it comes to my “stuff.”
The Maui Taoist says
Thank you for sharing the work of others as we are all one here on this path.
Karen Taylor says
Special thanks for the video at the end— What are our screens doing to us?
Love the statement…”Why can I go more than a year and not see the sunset but I can’t go 10 minutes without checking my i-phone?” Ponder that…
Kim says
Wow, some great links, thanks for sharing them. Happy weekend.
Ashley says
Thanks so much for including me!
Mike says
I always get a lot of information out of the weekend reads. It makes me wish they came out every day so I wouldn’t have to hunt them down haha.
Ronnie B says
Your “Weekend Reads” posts are great! I enjoy your site.
Much of what you write about affirms my belief that knowing your life purpose leads to a simpler life…in the right way. My life purpose statement is “to boldly live an authentic life of simple abundance, harmony of thought, word and deed, and ever-expanding knowledge for the benefit of self and others; all created on a foundation of physical and spiritual well-being.” Knowing this has simplified my life in a multitude of ways. It’s easier to know what to say “yes” to and when to say “no.”
Keep up the great work!