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.

You're upset because you just blew it in that meeting.

You're kicking yourself because you meant to get up early and ended up sleeping through your

alarm and missing a flight.

You're stressed about the business.

You wish your marriage was better.

You hate the way your house looks from the street.

You can't watch the news without being disgusted or outraged or worried.

What should you do? How can you deal with the creeping overwhelm that each of these problems

has come to represent? Go spend time with your kids. Seriously, five minutes, 15 minutes,

five hours. Watch as those feelings melt away. Not because you've ignored them,

but because they've been placed in perspective. Your kid doesn't think you're garbage because

you messed up at work. Your kid doesn't care about the economy. They're not anxious. They're not

cynical. They're not rioting you about anything. They're present. They're happy. They're grateful. They're

wonderful and they think that you are wonderful. So soak that in. Let them rub off on you. Have fun.

Be reminded of what life was like before all these responsibilities fell onto your shoulders.

And then properly refreshed and reset reset go back and tackle your problems

the only way you can one at a time in the way that's best for you and the people that you love

hey you're listening to the daily Dad podcast, one meditation a day inspired to help you do your most important job, which is be a great father.

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