Forget corporate handbooks — the real rules of work were written on the classroom carpet back in kindergarten. This week, Bret and Josh break down how the basics still apply: share your toys (and credit), take turns (yes, even in meetings), clean up your mess (literally and figuratively), and say you’re sorry (without an HR investigation).

We also hit the grown-up essentials: nap time = avoiding burnout, snack time = fueling your day (not just vending machine regret), and the hard truth that it’s not your coworker’s job to manage your emotions.

Because at the end of the day, work isn’t complicated — it’s just recess with paychecks, and some of us still can’t play nice.

Some advice goes in one ear and out the other — but some lines stick for life. This week, Bret and Josh swap the best pieces of advice they ever got, from the timeless “nothing good happens after midnight” to the hard-won lessons about money, love, and growing up.

Josh also shares how he survived dropping his son off at college — equal parts emotional, exhausting, and proud — and why moments like that remind us why the right words at the right time matter.

Because sometimes the hardest goodbyes — and the simplest advice — are what last the longest

This week, Bret and Josh rewind to one of life’s biggest milestones — leaving home for the first time. We share our own stories of shaky launches into independence, from questionable packing decisions to those unforgettable “oh crap” reality checks.

Josh is on the verge of experiencing it from the other side, as he prepares to drop his son off at college for the first time. Together, we talk about what that moment means, why it’s both exciting and gut-wrenching, and whether today’s kids get the same crash course in adulthood we did.

Because leaving the nest isn’t just about kids growing up — it’s about parents figuring out how to cry in the car without embarrassing anyone.