You Must Learn To Measure Life On Different Terms
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4.6 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Douglas MacArthur seemed relatively accepting of his quiet, sensitive boy. It was undoubtedly MacArthur’s dream to see his son graduate from West Point and enter the service. That was never going to happen. So MacArthur had to adjust, like all fathers he had to accept “undeniable reality,”—something that could not have been easy for a man used to getting his way on a global scale.
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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. |
| 0:12.2 | 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. |
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| 0:32.7 | Look, we talk about this idea of Momentumori, that life is ephemeral, that life can be short, that we don't |
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