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.

They need their space.

You have to give them space, not just space right after school or soccer

practice, as we've talked about, but making sure that you don't bombard them with questions or

instructions. And your kids need literal space, too, a room of their own, literally and figuratively.

The physicist David Deutsch thinks that parents are far too controlling about

their kids' private spaces, making all the decorative and design decisions, enforcing rules

about cleanliness and organization. As he explained in a fascinating interview with the actor

Ken Campbell in the Channel 4 Science Documentary Series, Reality on the Rocks.

Besides, how clean is your office?

How messy was your college apartment?

How much help do you have around the house?

And even still, how clean are you?

Give them space.

Let them control it.

Reap the creative dividends later.

Celebrate the self-contained, confident kid that comes as a result.

As dads, we know how important keeping up with your health is so you can keep up with your kids.

And that's why today's episode is brought to you by My Life Force.

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