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While traveling in Athens, Ryan's 8-year-old asked him this question: Who was greater, Socrates or Ben Franklin? What followed was one of those unexpectedly deep parenting moments about history, using AI, and what real education actually looks like.    80,000 Hours | To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at 80000 hours.org/DAILYDAD  ...

In real life, Epictetus taught his students that freedom lies in wanting only what we can control: our character, our choices, our reasoned response.   💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not just read the words of Epictetus, but live them—to turn his timeless wisd...

Like the Cardinal directions, the four main points on the compass—north, south, east, west—the four virtues are a kind of compass. A guide to what to do, who to be, how to behave, how to respond in every situation.   📚 The Four Stoic Virtues: Justice, Temperance, Wisdom, Courage, are timeless keys to living your best life. The Daily Stoic is releasing a limited collector’s edition set of all four...

They want to get where you're going. They can't wait until they can get their driver's license, until they can move out, until Christmas…   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   Vuori is an investment in your happiness! Get 20% off your FIRST purchase at vuori.com/DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the D...

It’s one of the most unbelievable stories in all of history. A kid is born into slavery and becomes one of the most influential philosophers not just in their own lifetime, but of all time.   💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not just read the words of Epictetus,...

Our kids will never know what it was like to live in a world without the internet. But we will also never know what it’s like to grow up into a world where it is ubiquitous.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   Artkive | Go to ArtkiveBox.com and use code DAILYDAD for $25 off your box today!  ...

In today's episode, Ryan sits down with Olga Khazan, Atlantic staff writer and author of Me, But Better , to explore how parenting forces you to grow in ways you never expected. Olga shares why she had doubts about having a child, what it really means to be an “agreeable” parent, and how she let go of the pressure to parent like the moms on Instagram.   Olga Khazan is a staff writer at The Atlanti...

They are not stupid. They can handle more than entertainment and silliness. In fact, they’re hungry for meaning, for beauty, for depth.   📕 Grab a copy of the leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad and learn how you can provide the structure and support to help your kids discover who they are today!   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad...

As parents, fostering a questioning mindset benefits both us and our children.   📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   SmartCredit | Start with your...

Unlike so much of what parenting asks of us, this isn’t adding anything to your plate. In fact, it’s the opposite.   📚 Grab a copy of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily...

All time with your kids — all time with anyone you love — is created equal. What you do with it is what makes it special.   🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad...

Kids are not a burden or an impediment to success. They help us.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   SmartCredit | Start with your 7-day trial at SmartCredit.com/DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube See Pr...

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, distracted, or just unsure you're doing it right, this episode is for you. Ryan shares 7 parenting lessons you’ll wish you learned sooner, from why kids really act out to the hidden cost of overprotection. These powerful reminders on presence, empathy, and raising resilient kids aren’t just helpful...they’re timeless.   🎥  Subscribe to the Daily Dad YouTube Channe...

It’s a scary world out there for sure. Lots of things can happen and no one—certainly no kid—deserves anything bad to happen to them. Yet many of these dangers are easy and simple to mitigate.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   Hiya Health | Get 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/da...

Take a deep breath. Look around. Remember what you have, not just what you lack.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   PESTIE | Protect your home from bugs with Pestie. Go to pestie.com/dad for an extra 10% off your order!   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Da...

Nobody wants to be like their parents…or like the adults they remember growing up. The ones who were clueless…or uncool.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   PESTIE | Protect your home from bugs with Pestie. Go to pestie.com/dad for an extra 10% off your order!   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad...

While being a parent is very different today than it was in ancient Rome, we modern parents face a similar daily battle for mindfulness.   📕 Pick up a signed copy of Stillness Is The Key by Ryan Holiday at https://store.dailystoic.com/   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society    Tinker, create and...

Things were more straightforward then. Things were easier then. Things were better back then. You’ve heard your parents' generation say some version of this.   📚 Book Mentioned: The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society    Tinker, create and innovate with KiwiCo...

You can rush them, or you can just go along for the ride. In today's solo episode, Ryan shares a recent experience of riding bikes with his son that turned into a crucial parenting lesson. After spending time together, are you gonna be glad that you applied pressure and stress, or will you wish that you were patient and supportive?   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, a...

Are they perfect? No. You weren’t. Nobody is.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   MasterClass | Get 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube See Privacy Policy...

We don’t have to believe everything our kids believe, but we do have to support them when they believe strongly in something.   📕 Grab a copy of the leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad and learn how you can provide the structure and support to help your kids discover who they are today!   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society he...

Resilience isn’t genetic, it’s engineered . It’s built. It requires preparation.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   SmartCredit | Start with your 7-day trial at SmartCredit.com/DAILYDAD   ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook...

If we don’t help our kids feel secure and loved, if we don’t give them affection, help them see that they are enough, they’ll find other means of getting it.   📚 Books mentioned: Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Churchill by Sonia Purnell Churchill & Son by Josh Ireland   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailyda...

It can be easy to question your parenting. But it’s important, when you start to feel this way, that you step back.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Become a Founding Member of The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society   Acorns Early | Head to AcornsEarly.com/DAILY DAD or download the Acorns Early app to help your kids grow their money...

Family vacations: where the plans are made to be broken. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam prepare for their upcoming summer trip. They talk about the challenges from past family vacations, how their kids thrive when routines are balanced with a touch of novelty, and the importance of letting go of rigid expectations.   Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. B...