Daily Dad

The Daily Dad

The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com.

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Daily Dad

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Education

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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Do You Need To Be Doing This Right Now? 20.11.2025

Sure, they’re being a little rude. They’re being annoying. They are acting entitled. And yet? As we’ve said, maybe you are the problem. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 🖼️ For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get 45 DOLLARS off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frame...

Embrace What Your Family Is In This Moment 19.11.2025

You have this dream of what your house should look like. And then reality inevitably intrudes. And what is that reality? It’s that you have kids . 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 🖼️ For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get 45 DOLLARS off Aura’s best-selling Carve...

They Are Jealous of You 18.11.2025

Don’t forget it. Don’t rush through it. Don’t let it wear you down…but remember what it is.  👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 📖 Check out Storyworth and save $10 on your first purchase here: storyworth.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad....

They Just Need You to Do This 17.11.2025

They’ll be sad. They’ll get dumped. They’ll be heartbroken. They’ll get fired and they will fail. As a parent, you have to understand this critical lesson: tears are not indictments. They are facts. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 📖 Check out Storyworth and save $10 on...

A Surprising Perspective On Parenting From A Billionaire 15.11.2025

Success might change your lifestyle, but it doesn't change what your kids actually need from you. In this episode, Ryan sits down with self-made billionaire Robert Rosenkranz to talk about parenting, presence, and why money can’t buy you any more control over who your children become. 🎥 Watch this episode on The Daily Dad YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZRieSXjjI 🎙️ Listen to t...

You’re Going To Stick With That? 14.11.2025

👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 💪 Go to livemomentous.com  and use promo code DAILYDAD to get 35% off your first subscription! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,&nbsp...

You Shouldn’t Expect Anything Different 13.11.2025

Why are we so easily surprised and frustrated and disappointed? Why do we get so angry?  👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 📖 Check out Storyworth and save $10 on your first purchase here: storyworth.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com...

You Are Not a Bad Parent 12.11.2025

Why are we so hard on ourselves? Why do we beat up on ourselves? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 📖 Check out Storyworth and save $10 on your first purchase here: storyworth.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad:&n...

Reflect On Yourself First 11.11.2025

 Before you complain about how selfish and crazy your kids are, we ought to look in the mirror. 👉 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! Get 50% off at KiwiCo.com with code DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  Daily...

This Skews Our Perspective 10.11.2025

It seems like such a dangerous world. It’s what keeps you up at night as a parent— what if, what if, what if? 👉 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! Get 50% off at KiwiCo.com with code DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: ...

Our Kids Are Outsmarting Us | Ryan and Sam Holiday 08.11.2025

At some point, your kids stop falling for your tricks and start calling you out on them. In this episode, Ryan and Sam share recent stories from raising kids who question everything, think fast, and keep them humble.  📚 Book Mentioned: Power On by Ash Brandin 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  ht...

You Have to Be More Careful Now 07.11.2025

Before, you could wing it. But now? Now that you have kids? Now that you are maturing...or at least older? Now it’s a whole different ballgame. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 📖 Check out Storyworth and save $10 on your first purchase here: storyworth.com/dailydad ✉️ Si...

It Would Be Weird If This Didn’t Happen 06.11.2025

You're not quite as productive. You're not as career-driven. Your boss or your friends or your peers or even your fans, maybe they wonder what happened to you. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get your free quote at Etho...

It’s About Learning How to Live 05.11.2025

No child thinks they need a philosopher. Most adults don’t either. Yet no matter our age, we all have problems.  🏛 The 2025 LIVE session of Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life starts November 10th. Don’t miss your chance to join us! Read on for more about the unique opportunities you get from joining the LIVE course. | https://dailystoic.com/101 👉 Give yourself the ultimate...

The Problem is Trying to Do Two Things at Once 04.11.2025

You tried to do two things at once, and now you’re getting frustrated with them, instead of yourself. That was your mistake. 🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion as a reminder to pause. A pause creates space. A pause creates clarity. A pause can change everything. | Grab The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion at dailystoic.com/pause 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of pa...

There Is No Right Way 03.11.2025

When you read parenting books, it’s hard not to get the distinct sense that there is a right way to parent.  👉 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/RyanHoliday ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:&...

Let the Past IGNITE Their Future | Doris Kearns Goodwin 01.11.2025

In today's episode, Ryan and Doris Kearns Goodwin discuss how parents can teach history to their children, encouraging curiosity in kids, and the importance of maintaining the love for history in education. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize–winning presidential historian and bestselling author. Her latest #1 New York Times bestseller, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960...

Why Can’t You Enjoy This? 31.10.2025

You wanted this for so long. To have this happy family. And what are you doing with it? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society Head to ZBiotics.com/DAILYDAD and use the code DAILYDAD at checkout for 15% off! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱 Follo...

We Need This as Much as Our Kids Do 30.10.2025

As parents, we need philosophy just as much as our kids do. Parenting demands the four Stoic virtues: courage (to do what’s hard), discipline (to follow through), justice (to do what’s right), and wisdom (to know what matters).  🏛 The 2025 LIVE session of Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life starts November 10th. Don’t miss your chance to join us! Read on for more about the u...

It’s Good They Make You Do This 29.10.2025

They make us sit down for meals. They pull us away from our desks. They made it harder, if not impossible, to multi-task. They get us to put the phone down. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society FITBOD | Join Fitbod today to get your personalized workout plan. Get 25% off your...

Are You Making Them Hungry? 28.10.2025

For generations, some parents have tried withholding praise, withholding pride, withholding approval so that their kids don’t feel entitled to it. The idea is that this will make them hungry, make them really work for it.  📔 Get a signed leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad here: dailydad.com/leather 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join &nbsp...

It Shifts Your Focus 27.10.2025

Your focus may shift in parenthood, but that’s what’s meant to happen.  👉 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! Get 50% off at KiwiCo.com with code DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Dail...

Why Sam Didn't Read Ryan's New Book... | Ryan & Sam Holiday 25.10.2025

In today's episode, Ryan is in the hot seat as Samantha asks him questions about his latest book, Wisdom Takes Work , which released this week. They talk about why Wisdom Takes Work is a parenting book in disguise, raising curious kids, and why “how was your day?” might be the worst question ever. 📖 Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday is out NOW! Grab a copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages...

This Lie Can Crush Them 24.10.2025

As parents, it’s our job to help them navigate the hard parts of life, not actively avoid them.  📖 Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday is out NOW! Grab a copy here: 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 Our Luctor Et Eme...

Why Are You Interrupting This? 23.10.2025

Right now, they’re interested in something. Right now, they’re being curious. Why are you interrupting this? 📖 Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday is out NOW! Grab a copy here: 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 80,000 Hou...

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