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

4.8 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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The great physicist Richard Feynman had a father who instilled his brilliant son with an interesting perspective about the world. Sitting down, he would lay the newspaper out on the table and ask his boy questions about what they saw and read. Once, when they came upon a photo of the Pope blessing a group of believers, Richard’s father asked his son if he knew the difference between the Pope and his followers. And then, before Richard could answer, he said, “The difference is the hat. He is wearing a hat.” His dad would repeat the same exercise whether it was a photo of a general with stars on their collar or a wealthy executive with an expensive suit.

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0:00.0	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.
0:12.4	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.
0:24.1	Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.
0:34.1	You've probably seen me in a bunch of the Daily Stoic and Daily Dad videos over the years wearing a
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0:46.2	want it to have a bunch of brands on it. I want it to last. I want it to be durable. I want it to
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1:52.0	Nobody is better than your kids. The great physicist Richard Feynman had a father who instilled in his brilliant son an interesting perspective about the world. Sitting down,
1:58.5	he would lay the newspaper out on the table and ask his boy questions
2:02.0	about what they saw and read. Once, when they came upon a photo of the Pope blessing a group of
2:07.6	believers, Richard's father asked his son, if he knew the difference between the Pope and his followers.
2:14.3	And then before Richard could answer, he said, the difference is the hat. He's wearing a hat.
2:20.6	His dad would repeat the same exercise, whether it was a photo of a general with stars on their
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