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.

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Neither of you know it yet. Every night for so many nights it was the same. You started the process, you got them into the

bathroom, you got them into bed, you read to them, and then they fell asleep. And then one day

you didn't, or one day if you're still in it, you won't. We know this is how it goes, but still

it surprises us. Still, it seems like it will go on forever. Life seems stable. Routine seems

eternal. And yet, deep down, we know that it isn't. We know and constantly forget that this cannot last.

In her beautiful book, Papyrus, which is all about the history of the books in the ancient world,

and it's much more interesting than it sounds, we promise.

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