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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This is why we teach history. It's sort of strange if you think about it.

Human history is dark. It's full of evil and hypocrisy. It's full of toxic and terrible ideas

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