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.

November 11th, there's nothing better than this.

Love is the only legacy that matters.

Let's not point our love in the wrong direction.

Donald Miller

Falling in love with their spouse is great.

Making a lot of money is awesome.

Crushing it at work is the best. It's nice to have a big

house or to go out or have a wonderful night with friends, but there's nothing quite like coming

home to your kids, having them rush into your arms for a hug, feeling them fall asleep on your

chest on the couch. When they climb on your shoulders, when they talk to you about something they're

excited about, when you hear them coming around the corner excitedly saying your name and then they

jump into your bed. There's nothing better, as Bruce Springsteen said, than blood on blood.

There's a lot of great stuff in life, but nothing is better than family. That's what he's saying.

The blood relationship is not what he's talking about. He's talking about the bond, the people you do anything

for. So the question to think about today is if this is really the best and most important thing in

the world, are you really building your life around it? We pull extra hours at the office to get promoted.

We take risks to make investments with our money. We make plans to see our friends and have fun.

But do we actively sacrifice and scheme so that we might have a little more of that one pleasure that tops them all?

Do we actively prioritize the thing that truly matters most,

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