Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast, where we provide one lesson every single day to help you with your most important job, being a parent.

I'm Ryan Holiday, and I draw these lessons from ancient philosophy, modern psychology, practical wisdom, and insights from

parents just like you all over the world. Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

Every moment is the same. With bills to pay or traffic to wait through a colicky baby or a resentful teenager, it can be hard to feel it.

It can be hard to feel that that moment right in front of you is a gift. But indeed, these are wonderful moments.

Always hold fast to the present, Gertes said. Every situation, indeed, every moment is of

infinite value, for it is the representation of a whole eternity. That's what parenting is.

It is right now, it is whatever you are doing in this moment. Always. Driving them to school,

folding laundry, getting some quiet time before they

wake up, putting them back to bed when they woke up in the middle of the night, sending them to

their room, taking away their phone because their grades have slipped. This is all it. This is part of

the job. And every one of those moments is wonderful. Every one of these moments is a gift. All of it is

right now. It's being presented to you at this very moment. Accept it. Embrace it. Hold fast to it.

Because one day, it will be gone. And that is actually my Tempest Bugit medallion.

I have it here on this little cup on my desk.

I try to hold it when I'm fidgeting or recording a podcast.

The idea is that time flies, and the front of the coin has that.

It's got, you know, an hourglass with wings.

Time flies.

And on the back are two reminders, I think, are critical for parents grow up so fast and at all time is quality time.

In a world of constant distractions and unlimited obligations, everything is competing for our

time and attention. And I think this is just a great reminder of the thing that matters most,

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