Before we get into it, today is 9/11. Hard to believe it’s been 25 years. Thinking about everyone who lost someone that day, and especially the first responders and families who still carry it with them.
Plenty of sports on the docket this weekend. Get outside, watch some football, have some fun with the kids.
See ya Monday.
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.
"We try to make virtues out of the faults we have no wish to correct."
THE DIGEST
Wisdom of the Week: Maybe the goal isn’t to have less pressure. Maybe every once in a while it’s just remembering why we’re lucky enough to have it.
Most Clicked: 10 Phrases That Actually Stop a Meltdown in Its Tracks
Gear of the Week: Men's Bamboo Lightweight Fleece Crew
For the Kids: Glow In the Dark String Shooter
Just For Fun - We got a little nod from the Beehiiv founder himself yesterday. Thanks Tyler 👊
Read, Watch, Eat, Listen
A few things to get into this weekend if you have a moment
📕 Read: The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told
📺 Watch: Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger — Official Trailer | Ohio State vs. Texas @7:30pm ET on Saturday
🍔 Eat/Drink: The Best Grilled Vegetables
🎧 Listen: What Happens When You Bet On Yourself w/Simon Sinek
IN THE TRENCHES
No poll this week so sharing something that came up in Slack.
Topic: What Do You Do With Time to Yourself?
A dad dropped something that opened up a pretty great conversation.
Loves his work. Loves being home with his family. But when he finally gets a little time to himself, he finds himself zoning out, unsure what he even wants to do with it.
Turns out, a lot of dads knew exactly what he meant.
Golf takes five hours. Fishing takes half a day. Old hobbies don't always fit anymore. And when an hour finally opens up, you can spend half of it deciding what to do, then feel guilty for "wasting" the other half.
Here are a few gems from the thread…
Lower the bar for what counts. A walk. A movie alone. Yard work. Trail running. Pickleball. Coffee somewhere. It doesn't need to be an epic use of your free time to be good for you.
Put something recurring on the calendar. One dad started a neighborhood group chat called "Dude Hang." Another has Dad Beers every second Thursday. Someone else does movie night every second Tuesday. Making it recurring removes the whole we should hang sometime problem.
Your hobbies are allowed to change. The stuff you loved before kids might not fit your life anymore. Apparently yard work can become a hobby. Who knew.
And maybe the best point of the whole thread:
Getting an hour to yourself doesn't mean you have to squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of it. Sometimes doing absolutely nothing for a while is exactly what you needed.
PROJECTS
Show us your space or something you’re working on…
Love a good before and after. Kitchen pantry reboot. Thanks for sharing!
WEEKEND BURNER
Set your clock for 16min. Do as many rounds as you can. As always, scale accordingly.
• 8 Plate Overhead Lunges 20#
• 8 Burpees
• 8 Plate Overhead Lunges 20#
• 8 Pull-Ups
ONE LAST THING
🍻 Weekend Assignment: Try the good version of something you usually cheap out on. Coffee. Bread. Steak. Socks. [insert something].
🧠 Worth Knowing: The little ridges on the edges of quarters and dimes are called reeding. They were originally added to make it obvious if someone shaved precious metal off the edge of a coin.
dad shower thoughts: There’s no better feeling than throwing something away that you’ve been moving around the garage for five years.