![]() The full - on destroyer that will not stop? I think this is something that is learned. Where does the switch come from? The overdrive. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. How can you look at it from a different angle? How can you use it to your advantage? If the stress is something you can’t control: Embrace it. If the stress is something that you can control and you are not, that is a lack of discipline and a lack of ownership. Stress is generally caused by what you can’t control. Whatever problems or stress you are experiencing, detach from them. And to do that you must do something critical in many situations: Detach. So that is your first step: Gain perspective. Humans can withstand almost inconceivable stress - and you can too. And I fight with everything I’ve got: To overcome those weaknesses and those shortfalls and those flaws as I strive to be just a little bit better today than I was yesterday … STRESS But each and every day: I get back up and I move forward. I’m struggling and I’m scraping and kicking and clawing at those weaknesses - to change them. WILL.Īnd use that Mind Control to move your life where you want it to be: stronger, faster, smarter, quicker, friendlier, more helpful, more driven. Impose what you want on your brain: DISCIPLINE. You are declaring martial law on your mind: MIND CONTROL. So next time you are feeling weak or lazy or soft or emotional, tell those feelings they don’t get a vote. You have to decide that you are going to be in control, that you are going to do what YOU want to do. Get after it and you will become the person you want to be. So focus on making yourself who you want you to be: Faster. Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it … Start doing it. “When is the best time to start?” And I have a simple answer: HERE and NOW. They want to know how to stop procrastination. People want to know how to stop laziness. The only thing that matters is that you actually do.ĭetailed Notes Part 1: Thoughts OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION: WHEN AND WHERE TO START ![]() If you are feeling tired they can be a lifesaver.”Īnd my favourite, which is the conclusion to the book: "How do I handle those days when I’m just not “feeling it”? What do I do on those days? I GO ANYWAY. And when one fails, you need to rely on the other.” Because emotion and logic will both reach their limitations. "It takes both emotion and logic to reach your maximum potential, to really give everything you have, to go beyond your limits. "Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it … Start doing it.” Here are some of my favourite quotes from the book, which I’ve been thinking about and using for motivation since reading: Overally, I’d recommend listening to Jocko read the book, and writing down your favourite quotes to serve as motivation for you. That said, his no-nonsense method of communicating these principles serves as a great motivator, and if you listen to him reading passages from the book (which I would recommend), it’s even better. ![]() Where the book lacks a little detail is how to get to those systems - often Jocko says things like “I do it anyway” or “I get it done”, which is a little thing on the details. His general principles for living life are also relatively simple. Things like his workouts (see Appendix), his diet, and his fasting are concrete takeaways that you can implement right away. The good news about this book is he shares a lot of the methods and thinking behind his system, and that’s very useful. He’s clearly got his life very organized, and has a system for being successful in his life that works. There’s no doubt Jocko is a hugely accomplished, terrifying-in-a-good way guy. Like Jocko? Read my article about the Jocko Willink Workout Advice That Change My Habits here.
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