Daily Dad on Advice for Expecting Parents

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Daily Dad

Relationships, Education, Ryan Holiday, Society & Culture, Wisdom, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Parenting, Fatherhood, Dads

4.6 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On today’s podcast Ryan talks to his friend and writing partner Nils Parker about advice that they wish they would've been given before they had kids.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast. During the week, we bring you a daily meditation of the best parenting wisdom you can find drawing on history and philosophy and psychology and literature to inspire you to be a little bit better at the most important job you have.
0:22.5	And then on the weekends, I have sort of a wrap-up conversation with my friend, fellow dad,
0:27.3	and writing partner, Niels Parker.
0:29.0	We just explore what's going on in our lives, what we're struggling with as parents,
0:32.8	what we're doing well, what we want to do better, and what we've learned along the way,
0:36.9	and what we've learned in the way and what we've learned in
0:37.8	the last week. So let's go.
0:45.8	One of the best things you can do for your kid is to make yourself better. Work on yourself.
0:50.2	Show them that you're a lifelong learner, that you're always pushing yourself, and that you're not content with whatever random skills you got from your own childhood.
0:58.7	And that's where today's sponsor comes in. I'm talking about Skillshare. There's nothing better than getting better. And growth is satisfying, but it's also inspiring. And that's why I think you should try learning a new skill with Skillshare and
1:12.2	it's amazing community of members. Right now, you can get a free trial of Skillshare's
1:16.2	premium membership when you visit Skillshare.com slash daily dad. There's nothing better than getting
1:21.5	better. Accomplishing growth is satisfying. You can check out all their awesome courses about
1:26.4	art, about marketing, about calligraphy,
1:30.0	about anything you can imagine.
1:31.2	They've got a course on it.
1:32.5	Check it out.
1:33.3	Skillshare is also surprisingly affordable, especially when compared to pricey in-person
1:38.7	classes and workshops.
1:40.2	An annual subscription is less than $10 a month.
1:43.1	Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com slash
1:45.9	Daily Dad. Get a free trial of their premium membership at Skillshare.com slash daily dad.
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