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.

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This Is All You Have To Do

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Aug 01, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1421

What Are They Seeing From You?

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Jul 31, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1420

They Want To Connect

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Jul 30, 2024•3 min•Ep. 1419

This Is What Keeps Us Going

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Jul 29, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1418

Turning Garbage Time Into Quality Time

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Jul 27, 2024•10 min•Ep. 1417

Who Are They Learning From?

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Jul 26, 2024•3 min•Ep. 1416

Do It Now

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Jul 25, 2024•3 min•Ep. 1415

What A Great Idea

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Jul 24, 2024•2 min•Ep. 1414

You Cannot Wait

📚 Pick up a copy of Essays by Michel de Montaigne at The Painted Porch 📕 Learn more about Michel de Montaigne’s life in Sarah Bakewell’s biography of him, How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer carried at The Painted Porch 👟 To learn more about the kid's Mach 6 shoe, visit www.hoka.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Jul 23, 2024•3 min•Ep. 1413

We’re Not Balanced Right

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Jul 22, 2024•5 min•Ep. 1412

How to Teach Your Kids About Ancient Philosophy

📚 Looking for stories to teach your kids about Stoicism? Check out Ryan Holiday’s books: The Boy Who Would Be King and The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets at ryanholiday.net/tour 🩺 Get a Medical Emergency Kit for your family: TWC.health/dailydad Use promo code DAILYDAD for 15% off! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Jul 20, 2024•12 min•Ep. 1411

Don’t Put This Off

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Jul 19, 2024•5 min•Ep. 1410

Let Them Teach You This

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Jul 18, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1409

This Is All They Want

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Jul 17, 2024•5 min•Ep. 1408

This Is Something You’ll Regret

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Jul 16, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1407

Why You Have To Do Better

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Jul 15, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1406

Is It Best For Them, Or Best For You? | Ryan and Sam Holiday

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Jul 13, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1405

Instill This Spirit In Them

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Jul 12, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1404

It’s A Bad Calculation

💡 Take the first step towards a calmer future by checking out our course: Taming Your Temper: The 11 Day Stoic Guide to Controlling Your Anger over at the Daily Stoic: https://dailystoic.com/anger 👟 To learn more about the kid's Mach 6 shoe, visit www.hoka.com 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets at ryanholiday.net/tour ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube...

Jul 11, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1403

What’s Keeping You From It?

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Jul 10, 2024•3 min•Ep. 1402

It’s Not That Hard

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Jul 09, 2024•3 min•Ep. 1401

You’re Depriving Them of This

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Jul 08, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1400

A Cautionary Tale: Tiger Woods' Childhood

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Jul 06, 2024•27 min•Ep. 1399

Can You Teach Them This?

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Jul 05, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1398

This Is Why They Love Them

Jul 04, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1397

When Do You See Your Kids?

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Jul 03, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1396

It Costs What It Costs

Jul 02, 2024•3 min•Ep. 1395

This Is The Point

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Jul 01, 2024•4 min•Ep. 1394

Embracing The Unexpected | Ryan and Sam Holiday

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Jun 29, 2024•16 min•Ep. 1393

This Is Freeing And Humbling

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Jun 28, 2024•2 min•Ep. 1392

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