They Don’t Need to Worry About Anything But This

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

4.8 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2020

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

"F Scott Fitzgerald wasn’t always the best father, but as one of the most brilliant writers and thinkers of his time, he certainly knew how to express fatherly advice perfectly in words. One of the best letters he ever wrote is to his daughter Frances while she was away at camp, where he discussed the anxieties and worries that all young people feel. Some things were worth worrying about, he said, and some weren’t. So he gave her a list."

Ryan talks about the list Fitzgerald sent to his daughter, and its timeless message for parents anywhere, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you with your
0:14.1	most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical
0:20.3	wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.
0:24.5	Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.
0:33.1	They don't need to worry about anything but this.
0:37.0	As we've talked about before, F. Scott Fitzgerald wasn't always the best father,
0:41.5	but as one of the most brilliant writers and thinkers of his time,
0:44.8	he certainly knew how to express fatherly advice perfectly in words.
0:49.2	One of the best letters he ever wrote was to his daughter, Francis,
0:52.4	while she was away at camp, where he discussed
0:55.0	the anxieties and worries that all young people fail. Some things were worth worrying about, he said,
1:00.9	and some weren't. So he gave her a list. Worry about courage, he said, worry about cleanliness,
1:06.0	worry about efficiency, worry about horsemanship. Things not to worry about, he said. Don't worry about popular opinion.
1:12.4	Don't worry about dolls. Don't worry about the past. Don't worry about the future. Don't worry about
1:17.1	growing up. Don't worry about anybody getting ahead of you. Don't worry about triumph. Don't worry about
1:22.3	failure unless it comes through your own fault. Don't worry about mosquitoes. Don't worry about
1:27.0	flies. Don't worry about insects in general. Don't worry about mosquitoes. Don't worry about flies. Don't worry about
1:28.5	insects in general. Don't worry about parents. Don't worry about boys. Don't worry about disappointments.
1:34.8	Don't worry about pleasures. Don't worry about satisfaction. Not a bad list, if you think about it,
1:40.9	whether it was from the year 33 or 1933, 2020, except for the horsemanship thing.
1:48.0	No idea what that means.
1:50.5	Thank you for listening to the Daily Dad podcast.
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