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The Daily Dad

If You Don’t Do It, Who Will?

The Daily Dad

Daily Dad

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

4.6629 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Maybe you don’t like it. Maybe you think it’s a bad idea. Maybe you’re scared for them. But you know what? It doesn’t matter.


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0:33.6

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.

0:44.9

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.

0:56.7

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

1:01.4

One of the stories I have in the new wisdom book is about the Wright brothers.

1:05.8

The Wright brothers, their mother, whenever the kids would build projects, she would never

1:09.3

throw them away, she would put them on a shelf. She encouraged them to tinker and explore. And that's something we do

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2:15.8

If you don't do it, who will? Maybe you don't like it. Maybe you think it's a bad idea. Maybe you're scared for them. Maybe it challenges your assumptions or your religious beliefs. Maybe you think it's going to be really hard. But you know what? It doesn't matter. Your job is to support your kids, we say in the Daily Dad

2:35.7

Book, just be a fan. It's about loving them, no matter who they are, what they decide to do.

2:42.3

The basketball legend, Dwayne Wade recently said in an interview, if you don't support them,

2:47.7

who's going to support them and love them? Some of you will know what struggles

2:52.6

he was referring to with one of his children, some won't. It doesn't matter. Let's put the politics

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