The weekend is here. Get outside and have a fun one, gents! We’ll see ya tomorrow with our Summer Saturday series.
PS: If you’re new here, we mix it up on Fridays with a quick recap from the week and a few extra gems to head into the weekend right.
"In my whole life I've never been good at something I wasn't very interested in. It just doesn't work. There's no substitute for strong interest."
Charlie Munger
THE DIGEST
Wisdom of the Week: It's easy to think the job is to solve problems. Fix the thing. Get everyone where they need to be. Keep the train moving. But some days the most important thing isn't fixing anything. It's staying steady. Being the place your kids can run when they're overwhelmed. Being the voice that lowers the temperature instead of raising it.
Most Clicked: Watching Boys React to the Sandlot Lifeguard Scene (Peak Summer)
Gear of the Week: Patagonia Houdini Full Zip Jacket
Food For Thought: 7 Letters You Should Write Before You Turn 70
Read, Watch, Eat, Listen
A few things to get into this weekend if you have a moment
📕 Read: How to Adventure With Your Kids at Every Age. 10 Rules on Buying Art for Your Home.
📺 Watch: The Bear is Back for Season 5. IYCMI - We Dropped A Film Last Week.
🍔 Eat/Drink: Four One Pan Dinners In Under 10 Minutes
🎧 Listen: Cal Fussman w/Tim Ferriss: The Art of Listening
IN THE TRENCHES
Topic: Unexpected Free Saturday
We asked the Dad Day crew how they'd spend an unexpected free Saturday.
The top two answers? With the family and outside.
Not at the office. Not scrolling and not catching up on emails.
A lot of dads pictured some version of the same thing: get everyone out of the house. Zoo trip. Bike ride. Grill dinner. Take the toddler on a little adventure. Give mom a breather. Let the kids burn off some energy somewhere that isn’t the living room.
Of course, not everyone answered the same way. Some wanted to chip away at a garage project. Others wanted a quiet morning with coffee on the deck before re-entering society.
The nice part is that “free Saturday” didn’t seem to mean doing something extravagant. Mostly, it meant a little space.
A little fresh air. And maybe one day when the calendar doesn’t own you.
GARAGE
Send us what you’re working on…
David T. is getting the kids involved on this van conversion. Love to see it. Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.
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WEEKEND BURNER
Set your timer and get after it:
50 Knees-to-Elbow
50 Goblet Squats
100 Russian Kettlebell Swings
50 Goblet Squats
50 Knees-to-Elbow
Scale accordingly and pick a weight that feels good 💪
ONE LAST THING
🍻 Weekend Assignment: Get in one photo with your kids this weekend. Not behind the camera. In it..
🧠 Random Fact: The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one. True story.
🎧 On Repeat: Fresh tracks added to the Dad Day Playlist → Listen
dad shower thoughts: When you become a dad, you suddenly care a lot about the price of berries.