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Back to SearchYou Are Never Not Afraid
It would be wonderful if it ever eased up, but it doesn’t. You worried when they were in the womb, and here you are all these years later, still worr…
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Ryan Holiday On Relaxing The Exceptions While On Vacation at Jackson Hole
On this weekend episode of the Daily Dad, Ryan talks about the straw that breaks the camel's back and relaxing the impulse to force things.
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2 years, 6 months ago
As A Father, This Is Your One Job Today
Your job today as a father is to do one thing. It’s to read this poem, which dates back to 1895, and then to think about how to incorporate its lesso…
2 years, 6 months ago
Give Them This Ambition
We try to inspire our kids. We try to motivate them. We try to incentivize them. We want them to care about winning–that’s why we push them into spor…
2 years, 6 months ago
Of All The Things To Be Extra About, This Is It
It’s clear some parents take things too far. They push their kids too hard in sports. They push them too hard in school. They solve every problem for…
2 years, 6 months ago
Don’t Tie Down Your Eagle
When a young Florence Nightingale began making moves toward volunteering in hospitals, her aristocratic parents were horrified. It had been difficult…
2 years, 6 months ago
Great Is Not The Same As Good
We watch sports with our kids. That’s greatness, we say of some 4th quarter comeback win. They’re the G.O.A.T, we explain–the greatest to ever do it.…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ryan And Wife Samantha Holiday On Being Present And Doing Less
On this weekend episode of the Daily Dad, Ryan talks with his wife Samantha on doing less by saying no, physically being present and the cost of eve…
2 years, 6 months ago
Nobody Wins A Battle Of Wills
Because you’re in charge, because you’re so much bigger and stronger and smarter, it’s easy to get trapped into a battle of wills with your kids. Don…
2 years, 6 months ago
Nothing is Better Than This. Prioritize Accordingly.
Is there anything better than the feeling of your kid’s head on your chest? Them running towards you at pick up time? Seeing their name pop up as an …
2 years, 6 months ago