Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson on Raising Self-Driven Children

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

4.6 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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On today’s podcast, Ryan speaks with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson about their book The Self-Driven Child which they wrote to help parents and educators nurture a sense of agency and purpose in children, how to define and give your best effort in all of the things that you do, the difference between a healthy drive for excellence and having enough, and more.

Ned Johnson is the president and founder of PrepMatters. A 1993 graduate of Williams College, Mr. Johnson has a BA in Economics and Political Science. Originally from Connecticut, Mr. Johnson now resides with his wife and children in Washington, DC.

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group. He is a member of the teaching faculty at Children’s National Medical Center and an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

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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
0:12.5	wisdom we can find drawing on history and philosophy and psychology and literature to inspire you to be a little bit
0:19.9	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, Nealz 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,
0:36.6	and what we've learned in the way, and what we've learned in
0:37.8	the last week. So let's go.
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1:47.4	Hey, it's Ryan.
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