Neil says: Classical literature – I love it. As a boy I spent hours pouring over books on Greek, Roman and Norse mythology. As I grew older I read more: Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare and Conrad. The biggest influencer on me? My Dad. He had shelves of classics in the house. That’s why I jumped at […]
My love with the outdoors is as old as my living memory. I’ve walked, run and jumped outside for as long as I’ve been able to walk. My richest experiences have been in wide open spaces. Some of these include: Solo climbing my first ‘Munro‘ as a teenager Fire walking at a spiritual retreat centre as […]
Going to the barber with my Dad is one of my earliest memories. I say ‘earliest’ however that’s just it – I don’t remember when we started going together. It was as if we’d always gone together since the beginning of time. I suppose I was more aware of the experience when I started school. […]
If you have a message that you want to share with the world, Twitter is a great place to start. With just 140 characters, you can say what’s on your mind as well as linking to other users, websites and so much more. But did you know that the average Twitter user has less than […]
I left University with more than a degree. I also left with a drink problem. It started with occasional nights out and quickly escalated into week long binges where I was drunk or hungover more than I was sober. A few times I made myself really ill. Other times I blacked out and had no […]
Lawn care is a a battlefield for the modern living alpha Dad. How do you juggle all of your commitments to family, business success, looking sharp and having an incredible looking lawn? After all, no self respecting man is going to be living in a house with a second rate lawn. That would just be […]
If you’re committed to becoming a better Dad, husband and man in general, harnessing the power of habit is going to be an important part of your journey. If you’re going to change your habits for the better you need to understand them. How do habits form? How can they become negative and how do […]
Lets get it out there: this post is going to divide opinion. I know for a fact that there are Dads who regularly read and follow this blog (and who I know personally in real life) who are going to disagree with what I’m about to say. That’s fine. We’ll still be friends. But you […]
There is a growing trend for open plan offices. They have significant advantages over closed plan or cubicle layouts in that they save space. The chances are, if you work in an office, it’s open plan. One of the theories behind open plan offices (besides cost-saving) is that they are more efficient work spaces and […]
You may be (or may not be) aware that this time of year is the season for Blog Awards and specifically parenting blog awards. Here at This Dad Does, I’m all about helping other bloggers and writers. So I’m going to share what I’ve learned from the ‘outside looking in’ on the UK Parent Blog […]
