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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In today's episode, I wanted to give you an excerpt from The Daily Dad.

It's my favorite entry from the book.

It runs on today, Christmas, whether you celebrate or not, I think it's a powerful

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