The life channel at WCP is where dad style lives. Dad style here is not catalog-flexing or finance-bro uniform, but the slower, more deliberate dad style that holds up across years. Essays under dad style cover the pieces in the closet, the gear in rotation, and the rituals that frame a real grown-up week. Some dad style entries are short and tactical. Others go deep on a single object or routine. All of them treat dad style as worth thinking about.
Life
Style, gear, ritual, perspective. The pieces that make a life feel built on purpose, not assembled by default.
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Featured · Life
What I Spent on, and What I Skipped, in My 40s
An honest look at the purchases that mattered after 40, and the ones that didn’t stick.
Three reads worth your morning
What I Spent on, and What I Skipped, in My 40s
An honest accounting of where the money mattered.
The Three-Object Rule
Why I keep my desk down to almost nothing.
The Sunday Walk
The ritual that’s outlasted every other one I’ve started.
Fresh essays
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The Three-Object Rule
Why my desk has almost nothing on it, and what three things earned their place.
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Limiting Screen Time As A Family
In today’s digital world, screens are everywhere—from TVs and tablets to phones and laptops. While technology has its…
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Parenting Sometimes Sucks: A Survival Guide No One Gave Me
Key Highlights: No One Prepares You for This Before having kids, I had this naïve belief that parenting…
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Plug, Play, and Protect: The HANYCONY Surge Protector Power Strip Extension
When I first encountered the HANYCONY Surge Protector Power Strip Extension on Amazon, I wasn’t sure what to…
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Apple EarPods: The Wire Comeback We Deserve
Ah, wired earbuds. The relics of a bygone era, a time before we willingly subjected ourselves to Bluetooth…
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Latest · Pops LivePops Live · Life
Dad Talk: Raising Teens Without Losing the Plot
Watch on Pops LiveA one-hour Q&A with two other dads in the thick of it. Submit questions ahead of time or drop them live.
Gear that matters
Moleskine Cahier Notebook
For the ideas that stick.
Humanscale Monitor Arm
Ergonomics done right.
Fellow Opus Grinder
Consistent, quiet, fast.
Timex Weekender
Simple. Reliable. Classic.
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