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,

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How to repair. You're going to mess up as a parent.

We know this.

You're going to say things you regret.

Situations are not going to go like you wanted.

Their feelings are going to get hurt.

Connection capital will be depleted, even overdrawn.

This is a given.

What is up to you, though, is how and whether you repair after, how you make it

right. In a book, Good Inside, which we can't get enough of, you're probably tired of hearing about it,

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