Ep 126: Travel Light with Light Watkins
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Ep 126: Travel Light with Light Watkins
Episode 126: Show Notes
Welcome to Light’s third solo episode! Today is all about minimalism, and how embracing its philosophy can help you to become more efficient in your day-to-day life.
You’ll also hear about the backpack that Light has been living from for the past few years, and get a peek into the minimalist lifestyle he embraces.
Join us today as Light shares his own experience of ‘traveling light’, from what he carries in his bag and how he keeps his clothes clean, to what he does with items he only needs for a short period of time.
Hear how Light’s clarity of purpose filters into everything he does, and how you can start to test if a minimalist lifestyle might work for you. Light also reminds listeners that the most memorable experiences in life usually involve connection, rather than things.
Thanks for tuning in to hear all this and more today!
Key Points From This Episode:
Why Light feels that he has equipped to find everything he needs in the world.
The meditation teaching tour Light is currently on.
Why he has been operating from a backpack since May 31st 2018.
What he carries with him in that backpack, including his podcasting equipment.
Why he sticks to white, dark blue, and black shirts and how he washes them each day.
How wearing undergarments allows you to wear things more often.
Why he chooses to use shampoo instead of handwash to clean his garments.
The secret to having your garment dry very quickly.
Keeping your shoes clean while you are on the go.
Why Light chooses leather shoes over canvas.
His practice of buying climate-appropriate clothes and giving them away when he leaves.
The unique experience he had during his stay in New York.
How Light’s clarity of purpose filters into everything he does.
How you can ease into minimalism by restricting yourself from some of your stuff for some of the time.
Homework for listeners: pack up a carry-on bag and attempt to live from it for five days.
The story of how Light ran the same experiment while traveling before becoming fully nomadic.
Which moments in life are the most memorable for most people.
An invitation to submit your content about traveling light to share with our audience.
Tweetables:
“Everything is in orbit around this purpose that I've sort of identified for myself, which is to leave the world more inspired through teaching, through speaking, through writing, right? I'm very clear about what my purpose is.” — Light Watkins [0:29:54]
“When you start to become more intentional, everything else just falls into place around whatever your preferences happen to be. That's one of the ways in which you can find yourself at the right time and at the right place and with the right opportunities.” — Light Watkins [0:30:20]
“Usually, the highlight of your day will be those moments where you felt present and you had a meaningful connection with someone. Those are going to be the ones that you remember.” — Light Watkins [0:44:21]
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