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The Daily Dad

We Are Indispensable (Just Not Like We Think)

The Daily Dad

Daily Dad

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

4.8602 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

We tell ourselves that we’re indispensable. That our presence is absolutely necessary. And you know what? We’re right. 


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0:00.0

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.

0:14.8

I'm Ryan Holiday, and I draw these lessons from ancient philosophy, modern psychology, practical wisdom, and insights from

0:23.4

parents just like you all over the world. Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

0:31.5

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And I said, actually, yes, the experience was

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great. I shot it for two days out in Taylor, Texas, got to interview these cool experts. And we really

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did this deep dive into ancient philosophy and how it applies to your actual life. And then I've

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just heard from thousands of people all over the world who loved the course, which has been really

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