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The Daily Dad
The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Would You Do It Again?
They knew that was off-limits. They should have listened. So you made a thing of it. Not an argument with your spouse, but a lecture, a harsh word, a reprimand…
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Is Your Ego Distracting You From This?
By focusing on the problems other people’s egos are causing we excuse ourselves from looking in the mirror at our own.📚 The ebook edition of Ryan Holiday's Ego…
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It’s Not As Important As You Tell Yourself
So many of the things we sacrifice our time and presence for don’t end up mattering in the end—while the things we skip, the people we leave behind, are often…
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Do Not Make Them This
Find some other way to fill yourself up, find some other little buddy—it’s not their job or their responsibility. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting…
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Look Always For This Silver Lining
We don’t have to like or even seek out this situation where we are but we can like the byproduct of it, we can choose to accept the gift it is giving us—a…
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The New Family Member Who Changed Everything | Ryan and Sam Holiday
What started as a reluctant “yes” turned into one of the biggest - and best - changes to the Holiday family’s life. Ryan and Sam share what happened when a new…
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Don’t Rush Through This
We are rushing from another bedtime we’ll never get back. To the end of one of only 18 or 20 summers we’ll have with them under our roof. We’re rushing away…
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They Can’t Live On Leftovers
Commute. Office. Commute. Then the obligatory phone calls and emails that trickle in through the evenings and the weekends. What does your family get then?Give…
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It’s Going To Take How Long They Take
You can rush them. You can ride them. You can make them feel like absolute garbage about it. Or, you know, you could just...Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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We Are Indispensable (Just Not Like We Think)
We tell ourselves that we’re indispensable. That our presence is absolutely necessary. And you know what? We’re right. 🎥 Watch Ron Chernow’s episode…
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Can You Manage This Effectively?
It’s not a question of whether your kids will ever feel stressed. The question is how will they respond to these everyday stressors?Give yourself the ultimate…
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This Is What You’ll Remember Most | Ryan Holiday
Ryan's back from 27 days in Greece, and he’s got stories. A bee sting to the throat, a jellyfish sting, lost luggage, and a nearly missed flight… all while…
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You Found It. Do You Not See That?
We have the treasure. This is the adventure. The rhythms of family life. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The…
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You Can Teach…And You Can Learn
Sure, we can talk all we want. We can have great conversations. We can give them a great lecture. But what matters is what we model.HIYA | Go to…
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Who Is Actually The Important One?
You think you’re a hard worker, yet here you are neglecting your most important job.🎥 Watch Ron Chernow’s episode…
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Lead Them This Way
Not all readers are great parents but all great parents are readers. We have to be.If you are struggling to put down the phone and pick up a book instead, try…
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Don’t Let This Get You
Let’s focus on getting better, let’s focus on learning from what happened—not feeling guilty and awful and like the worst parent in the world because of what…
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A Simple Family Hike Became a Parenting Lesson Ryan Holiday Will Never Forget
What started as a simple hike on a remote Greek island turned into one of the most meaningful moments of the Holiday family’s trip. In today’s episode, Ryan…
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This Is All They Need
Kids will humble us like that. We think we’re so important.Head to ZBiotics.com/DAILYDAD and use the code DAILYDAD at checkout for 15% off! ✉️ Sign up for the…
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Take The Break
Why do we do this to ourselves? Why can’t we take the break? Why can’t we take the hand that’s being offered? 🎥 Watch Ron Chernow’s episode…
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This Is Why They’re Like This
Why aren’t they listening? Why are they so loud? Why do they make such a huge mess? The answer should be obvious: They are like this because they are kids!Give…
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Spare Them Either Extreme
The key is balance. We want our kids to work hard, but not at the cost of their well-being. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and…
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There’s Nothing Common About This
We are so lucky. Not everyone gets this. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here…
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This Debate With My Son Meant More Than Any Report Card | Ryan Holiday
While traveling in Athens, Ryan's 8-year-old asked him this question: Who was greater, Socrates or Ben Franklin? What followed was one of those unexpectedly…
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What Will They Remember About You?
In real life, Epictetus taught his students that freedom lies in wanting only what we can control: our character, our choices, our reasoned response. 💡 We…
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Give Them This Compass
Like the Cardinal directions, the four main points on the compass—north, south, east, west—the four virtues are a kind of compass. A guide to what to do, who…
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Stop Wishing This Away
They want to get where you're going. They can't wait until they can get their driver's license, until they can move out, until Christmas… Give yourself the…
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Let’s Pass Down This Fortune
It’s one of the most unbelievable stories in all of history. A kid is born into slavery and becomes one of the most influential philosophers not just in their…
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This Is Real Life, Too
Our kids will never know what it was like to live in a world without the internet. But we will also never know what it’s like to grow up into a world where it…
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Can You Change Your Personality—As a Parent? | Olga Khazan & Ryan Holiday
In today's episode, Ryan sits down with Olga Khazan, Atlantic staff writer and author of Me, But Better, to explore how parenting forces you to grow in ways…
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Enrich Them With This
They are not stupid. They can handle more than entertainment and silliness. In fact, they’re hungry for meaning, for beauty, for depth. 📕 Grab a copy of the…
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Ask Them This After School
As parents, fostering a questioning mindset benefits both us and our children. 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom…
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What Would It Be Like?
Unlike so much of what parenting asks of us, this isn’t adding anything to your plate. In fact, it’s the opposite. 📚 Grab a copy of Small Things Like These by…
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The Best Kind Of Time. Period.
All time with your kids — all time with anyone you love — is created equal. What you do with it is what makes it special. 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get…
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They Can Protect You Too
Kids are not a burden or an impediment to success. They help us. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily…
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The 7 Parenting Lessons You'll Wish You Learned Sooner
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, distracted, or just unsure you're doing it right, this episode is for you. Ryan shares 7 parenting lessons you’ll wish you…
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This Should Help You Relax
It’s a scary world out there for sure. Lots of things can happen and no one—certainly no kid—deserves anything bad to happen to them. Yet many of these dangers…
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This Puts It All In Perspective
Take a deep breath. Look around. Remember what you have, not just what you lack. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community…
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This Is Our Responsibility
Nobody wants to be like their parents…or like the adults they remember growing up. The ones who were clueless…or uncool. Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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We Must Cultivate This Skill
While being a parent is very different today than it was in ancient Rome, we modern parents face a similar daily battle for mindfulness. 📕 Pick up a signed…
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This Is What They (And We) Forget
Things were more straightforward then. Things were easier then. Things were better back then. You’ve heard your parents' generation say some version of this. 📚…
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"I Wish I Had Been More Patient" | Ryan Holiday
You can rush them, or you can just go along for the ride. In today's solo episode, Ryan shares a recent experience of riding bikes with his son that turned…
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They’re Not Missing Anything
Are they perfect? No. You weren’t. Nobody is. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here…
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Do You Back Them Up?
We don’t have to believe everything our kids believe, but we do have to support them when they believe strongly in something. 📕 Grab a copy of the leatherbound…
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You Owe Them This
Resilience isn’t genetic, it’s engineered. It’s built. It requires preparation. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community…
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They’ll Get It Somewhere
If we don’t help our kids feel secure and loved, if we don’t give them affection, help them see that they are enough, they’ll find other means of getting it. 📚…
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Stop Questioning Yourself Like This
It can be easy to question your parenting. But it’s important, when you start to feel this way, that you step back. Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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Forget the Perfect Plan, Plan to Pivot Instead | Ryan and Sam Holiday
Family vacations: where the plans are made to be broken. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam prepare for their upcoming summer trip. They talk about the…
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Why Do We Think This?
The exhaustion of parenting is real and understandable. But what's harder to justify is why we assume the worst about our kids. 📚 Book Mentioned: The Last of…
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Remember Who You’re Talking To
They’ve been crazy all day. They haven’t been listening. So what do you do? You get upset. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and…
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Let's Give Them This Unusual Advantage
We have to encourage their interests, without any thought of whether or not they might be able to profit from it. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting…
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It’s Not Enough To Just Be Around
Just putting in the time is not enough. You have to put you in the time. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Become a…
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It Never Really Holds Up, Does It?
When we see other parents say or do something that makes us pity their kids, we shouldn’t judge them—we should judge ourselves. Give yourself the ultimate gift…
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This Is How You Teach Them Moral Courage | Ryan Holiday
Right now, we have the opportunity to teach our children about justice not just through words, but through action. In this solo episode, Ryan opens up about…
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Don’t Forget You Need This, Too
It’s always a special kind of magic watching our kids “find their people,” as we’ve said. But why then, do we as parents, not cultivate this for ourselves?…
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You Don’t Know Until You Know
Until it happens to you, you don't really know. You don't know how it completely rewires you, how it rearranges your priorities, how it fills a space inside…
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This Is The Key To Good Parenting
They can see you on the phone…again. They can see you working…still. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Become a…
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This Is What The Best Do
Just as Socrates welcomed young minds and gave them space to wonder, we too should create an environment where our kids feel comfortable bringing their deepest…
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You Are Not Enough People
How did parents in the past do it? They did it together. They did it as a village. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and…
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BONUS | You're Not Meant To Do It Alone
Just because parenting is this experience we all share, it doesn't mean that the experience of being a parent is the same. Because what parenting does is it…