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The Daily Dad

These Things Are Meant to Help You

The Daily Dad

Daily Dad

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

4.6 β€’ 630 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Let go of trying to have everything clean and perfect. Let all the things do their job and be functional for your family. 


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0:00.0

Look, we're all trying to do better than our parents did.

0:03.3

We're trying to be the parents that we wish we had and to be the parents we know we are capable of being.

0:09.4

That's what I'm trying to do.

0:11.0

And one of my biggest influences in doing that, someone whose books and teachings and then just actual direct parenting advice that she's given me,

0:20.0

I've been lucky enough to get to know her,

0:21.9

as well as the community that she's created that I'm a part of, Good Inside. Dr. Becky is just

0:27.7

someone who has changed my life, changed who I am as a parent, and made me a better human being.

0:33.6

Dr. Becky wrote Good Inside. It's this book I've been raving about. It's really popular with parents these days. She's just amazing. You probably follow her on social media. And if you don't, you should. On December 1st, you can join Dr. Becky for her How Not to Raise Assholes event, which is about avoiding entitlement and raising kind, empathetic kids. And on December 15th, she's hosting her How Not to Lose it over the

0:55.3

holidays event. Daily Dad listeners can join the Q&As for 15% off with code Daily Dad 15.

1:01.7

You just head over to goodinside.com to sign up.

1:08.4

Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast, where we provide one lesson every single day to help you

1:15.1

with your most important job, being a parent.

1:19.7

I'm Ryan Holliday, and I draw these lessons from ancient philosophy, modern psychology,

1:25.7

practical wisdom, and insights from parents just like you all over the world.

1:31.3

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

1:37.5

So I'm working on a new book right now, and it's one of the few that I've had to interview people who are alive.

1:43.7

And it's fascinating to interview these people who have had these incredible experiences,

1:47.1

and you realize you're asking them questions that no one's ever asked them before.

1:51.2

And if I didn't ask them, if it didn't get recorded, it would have been lost to history.

1:55.3

And how tragic is that?

1:58.1

Well, that's where today's sponsor comes in, Storyworth. Basically, what Storyworth does

2:02.4

is it emails a loved one, whoever you get it for as a gift, emails them a memory-provoking question

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