The word that sums up this week is: adventure. We decided to make an unusual family trip to the hills ⛰️ on Saturday night and stayed over. A top moment for me was that first night with my wife and kids on a cool evening in the countryside. It’s been one of those weekends where time plays funny tricks and I find myself wondering “we did that earlier today!?”.
Something I’m looking forward to next week is taking a decent week and a bit off work starting Friday. Much needed after a busy few months.
My week headlines
🧠 Understanding: Someone at work recommended this article from the Harvard Business Review: Who’s got the monkey. Wow, just wow. Making me rethink how I operate at work.
🧶 Creating & cultivating: Mixtapes of course. But also a ‘cake’ for a birthday (rocky road) and ‘exercise snacks’, which is a thing apparently 💪.
📺 Consuming: Said cake.
🔆 Connecting: Just some good time this weekend as a family. We missed Church, but it felt timely.
✒️ Pen & ink combo:* I’m going to say Muji fountain pen and ⬛️ Kaweco Black.
🏹 One thing for future self: I can give my team the initiative back.
First published 2025-07-27