Miscellaneous musings on my evolving minimalism practice
One of my favorite ways to practice minimalism is in the way I prepare for, pack, and approach travel. There’s a phrase that’s thrown around in this domain that I think captures it well; “traveling lightly.” I had some recent trips where I tried to make that mantra the focus of my experience, but it also got me thinking about where else I’ve noticed myself trying to lean into lightness, in ways other than how much stuff I put into a suitcase:
When I wrote the first notes that eventually became this article, I was sitting on my balcony with my laptop in my lap rather than sitting at my big and official desk with my big and official monitor. Several weeks later, as I turn these notes into an actual draft, I’m laying on the couch with that same laptop propped up on my thighs while my feet dangle over the edge. I don’t need to be at my desk to write. I don’t need a 27” monitor to make words appear in front of me. I can just grab my primary computing device, find a relatively comfortable place to write, and just get my fingers moving on the keyboard.
Click here to keep reading about small ways I’ve been leaning into the phrase “travel lightly”
For Your Attention
Sometimes, paying attention means we see the world less clearly
My role at The Ready has recently (temporarily?) changed from diving deep into the normal day-to-day consulting work with one or two clients and instead co-leading an initiative to better understand what’s happening in the world of web 3 and Distributed Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and whether/how we should be showing up in that space. To that end, I’ve been diving deep into that world for the past couple weeks. If your only exposure to crypto has been the crazy price of Bitcoin or the irrational frenzy around NFTs, you might have missed some of the more foundational ideas that are worth serious consideration. I’ve found these two articles as good entry points into this admittedly complex and confusing world: DAOs: Absorbing the Internet from The Generalist & The Dao of DAOs from Packy McCormick’s newsletter, Not Boring.
Craig Mod is out on another one of his long walks. It’s not too late to start following along!
Until next time!
Your friend,
Sam