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Book Summary and Review: Discipline Equals Freedom, by Jocko Willink
In this book, retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer Jocko Willink shows you how to declare martial law on your own mind
“Do not think you have done enough. It does not matter what you did yesterday. Yesterday is gone. And today: THE COUNT IS ZERO. Wake up with that attitude every day. You have to prove yourself all over again. You have to earn your seat at the table. You have to GET AFTER IT.”
-Jocko Willink, Discipline Equals Freedom
This book packs a huge motivational punch, even though, ironically, motivation and discipline couldn’t be more different from each other.
You see, motivation can’t be trusted. It can’t be relied upon, since it comes and goes with the way you feel. Discipline, on the other hand, is your friend for life.
Motivation can never be allowed to dictate action, says Willink. Instead, you need to do what needs to be done, regardless of whether or not you actually feel like doing it.
That’s the essence of self-discipline, of being an adult.
Jocko Willink’s methods for success were developed in the SEAL Teams, where he spent most of his adult life, enlisting after high school and rising through the ranks to become the commander of the most highly decorated special…
