The Daily Dad

A father of two, Ryan Holiday writes 366 daily meditations on parenting, each a few paragraphs long and usable by even the most sleep-deprived new parent. Holiday, also the author of The Daily Stoic, treats raising children as a lifelong commitment to sacrifice, service and love, one that brings moments of heroic compassion and of humiliating failure. Alongside his own experience, he draws lessons from the lives of Toni Morrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Queen Elizabeth II, Bruce Springsteen and Marcus Aurelius. The entries offer encouragement, perspective and practical advice for each stage of a child's life, for readers ranging from expectant parents to grandparents.

Matthew McConaughey endorsed it, urging readers to make it part of their morning routine.