Happy Friday folks! This week: Great reading material, some exciting announcements and giveaways, and one of the coolest crowd-sourced projects I’ve ever seen on the web. Enjoy, and feel free to share some great stuff you ran into this week in the comments below!
Must-Read Blog Posts.
- The Pomodoro Technique: A Tomato that’ll Rock your World! | Escaping the Nine to Five
- 26 Essential Ways to Achieve Minimalist Freedom | Far Beyond the Stars
- Leaping, Diving & Plunging Head First Into Humanity | The Middle Finger Project
- How to Find Happiness Without Shopping For It | Rowdy Kittens
- The Matrix Explains Lifestyle Design | The Life Design Project
- Blur | Chris Brogan
Other Exciting Stuff from Around the Web
- Jenny Blake is giving away a copy ‘The Book of Awesome’. I’m a huge fan of the blog and I have no doubt the book is great. Stop by Jenny’s blog and leave a comment for your chance to win!
- My good friend Emily Jasper will be attending Virginia Tech to earn her Masters Degree – stop by and wish her luck as she takes this next big step in her life.
- Mikinzie Stuart launched her personal ‘portfolio’ website this week – for all soon-to-be graduating seniors, this is an OUTSTANDING example of what you should be doing to establish your ‘professional self’ on the web.
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Hey Matt,
I loved Rob's Matrix post too – and buried in there is some updates on the other stuff he's working on in the pipeline, which is even more exciting
Liked Maren Kate's overview of the pomodoro technique too – I've got my kitchen timer, but it's just a 2.99 one from walmart, it's not a cool looking tomato like some I've seen out there =)
Chevvvvvvvvvv……..
Thank you so much for the inclusion here, my friend. Katie will be ecstatic! 
TGIF to you, my friend. As for me, I've got some reading to catch up on here!
Awww, thanks for including my big news!! Go Hokies!
I loved Ashley's article on diving into humanity! It re-inspired me to embrace all of the diversity that surrounds me daily instead of thinking that some far-off country is where the real diversity is at.
Nice, Sid. Some good stuff this week for sure – as a HUGE Matrix fan I very much appreciated Rob's approach, and the Pomodoro technique is something I need to tap into myself.
Have a great weekend my friend!
Of course Ash – never a dull moment over in your neck of the woods. Have a great weekend!
No problem Emily – congratulations to you. Big things ahead!
Yes – it's a great article (as pretty much everything from her is). Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
Thanks for the link love!
Happy Saturday.
Of course. I keep asking myself how (and why) it took me so long to stumble across your blog. Better late than never, eh? Have an awesome weekend!