Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual
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The instant New York Times bestseller！
FIND YOUR WILL， FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE--AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOM
Jocko Willink's methods for success were born 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 operations unit of the war in Iraq。 In Discipline Equals Freedom， the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Extreme Ownership describes how he lives that mantra: the mental and physical disciplines he imposes on himself in order to achieve freedom in all aspects of life。 Many books offer advice on how to overcome obstacles and reach your goals—but that advice often misses the most critical ingredient: discipline。 Without discipline， there will be no real progress。 Discipline Equals Freedom covers it all， including strategies and tactics for conquering weakness， procrastination， and fear， and specific physical training presented in workouts for beginner， intermediate， and advanced athletes， and even the best sleep habits and food intake recommended to optimize performance。
Within these pages discover the keys to becoming stronger， smarter， faster， and healthier。 There is only one way to achieve true freedom: The Way of Discipline。 Read this book and find The Way。
FIND YOUR WILL， FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE--AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOM
Jocko Willink's methods for success were born 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 operations unit of the war in Iraq。 In Discipline Equals Freedom， the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Extreme Ownership describes how he lives that mantra: the mental and physical disciplines he imposes on himself in order to achieve freedom in all aspects of life。 Many books offer advice on how to overcome obstacles and reach your goals—but that advice often misses the most critical ingredient: discipline。 Without discipline， there will be no real progress。 Discipline Equals Freedom covers it all， including strategies and tactics for conquering weakness， procrastination， and fear， and specific physical training presented in workouts for beginner， intermediate， and advanced athletes， and even the best sleep habits and food intake recommended to optimize performance。
Within these pages discover the keys to becoming stronger， smarter， faster， and healthier。 There is only one way to achieve true freedom: The Way of Discipline。 Read this book and find The Way。
Reviews
John
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I like the way Jocko approaches discipline。 Great takeaways。
Tom
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Great handbook on how to keep general discipline in your life with Jocko's patented terse messaging。 No bullshit， just a good reference。 Great handbook on how to keep general discipline in your life with Jocko's patented terse messaging。 No bullshit， just a good reference。 。。。more
Glenn
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OK for a lay motivation book that is focused around Discipline。 In essence， it's Nike's motto: Just Do It。 （Another commonality to Nike is that half the book is providing fitness workouts）Although I particularly liked the rephrasing of the word 'Good' when things don't go your way or as planned。I found 'Can't Hurt Me' by David Goggins a much more inspirational read however for a deeper and more thought provoking experience， readers are better off diving into 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius。 OK for a lay motivation book that is focused around Discipline。 In essence， it's Nike's motto: Just Do It。 （Another commonality to Nike is that half the book is providing fitness workouts）Although I particularly liked the rephrasing of the word 'Good' when things don't go your way or as planned。I found 'Can't Hurt Me' by David Goggins a much more inspirational read however for a deeper and more thought provoking experience， readers are better off diving into 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius。 。。。more
Rory Hector
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 TLDR: This book is basically a compelling motivational speech in book form。 Most of the advice you already know， but maybe this is the reminder you need。 The physical advice is mostly simple and fairly reasonable， but his dietary advice is just incorrect。 The spirit of what he’s saying is good （cut out or eat very little BS foods） but the specifics （everyone should eat no or very little carbs， sugar is poison） are bad。 He ends the book with example workout routines which seem good， particularly TLDR: This book is basically a compelling motivational speech in book form。 Most of the advice you already know， but maybe this is the reminder you need。 The physical advice is mostly simple and fairly reasonable， but his dietary advice is just incorrect。 The spirit of what he’s saying is good （cut out or eat very little BS foods） but the specifics （everyone should eat no or very little carbs， sugar is poison） are bad。 He ends the book with example workout routines which seem good， particularly for those who like calisthenics。 Part 1 is focused on the mental aspects of being disciplined。 This part is much the same as many motivational videos。 There’s someone telling you get up early， don’t make excuses， work harder than every else， don’t give up， etc。 And it has the same effect as a motivational video。 That is， we know this already， a reminder can help though。 However， I wouldn’t call much in part 1 “actionable”。 It’s more of a hype chapter， a motivational speech to get you to do what you already know you need to do。 That’s not a good or a bad thing necessarily， that’s just what I think it is。 There are a few great quotes in this part as well。 In Part 2， focused on physical discipline， it starts off pretty well。 It definitely made me want to train in BJJ。 Also there were useful tips about protecting yourself in situations like when there is an an active shooter situation， which seems increasingly relevant for civilians。 It’s just pointers， but that’s better than nothing。 My problem with the book is when he starts giving dietary advice。 He compares sugar to heroin and cocaine。 He gives a variety of claims about why sugar is bad。 However， that’s just not true in practice。 Any scientist evaluating whether some food or drug is “bad” asks the questions: “For who？” - e。g。， you refer to a study in a group of fifty elderly women， can you reasonably assume the same is true in healthy young men， for example？ “In comparison to what？” - are you comparing sugar to protein， to bread， to placebo？ “In what context？” - is a kale salad better than a Gatorade for someone who has gone three days stranded without food？Etc。 We have a high degree of confidence from many RCTs， meta-analyses， and metabolic ward studies that 2000 calories with no sugar vs 2000 calories with some sugar makes no difference。 If you don't want to read studies， a good example was the professor who lost about 30 lbs while a large portion， don’t remember the exact percentage， of his calories came from twinkies， Oreos， Doritos， etc。 a high refined sugar diet。 His metabolic health markers all improved， and we’ve seen that this is to be expected when losing weight regardless of high carb， low carb， or reasonable amounts of sugar intake。 Calories factually determine weight loss or weight gain， not insulin。 The carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity has pretty much been beaten to death at this point。 If cutting out carbs works to create a calorie deficit or prevent you from eating crappy foods， great。 That works for you， but giving blanket advice that everyone will be better off on a low-carb diet or keto is patently false based on the evidence。 For some people， they feel overly restricted in terms of food choice with this type of diet and have lower adherence， e。g。 more likely to just say screw it and have 1200 calories of pizza， cookies， or a Starbucks mocha latte or whatever。 Cutting out or reducing intake of the foods you know are crap is great， but saying that everyone should entirely cut out or at least minimize an entire macronutrient is bad advice for the general population。 He then appeals to the diets of our ancestors。 “This is what they ate， so this is what we should eat too。” Why？ In the extreme， yes they didn’t have highly-processed foods like McDonald’s and twinkies and we probably shouldn’t eat much of that either， but that’s just correlation。 People at that time typically ate what they could。 And there are very lean tribes like the Hadza who eat similarly to the “paleo” diet but also eat a lot of honey， which is essentially straight sugar。 I like Jocko， but he’s giving dietary advice that he has no business giving。 The rest of this physical section is fine， e。g。 stretch， stick to a routine， do what you can when you’re injured or sick， etc。 The workout appendix is good。 I like the example workout plans。 A variety of exercise types， rep ranges， schedules， etc。 will work about just as well。 These are some that will work well。 If you like calisthenics then these would probably be enjoyable。 。。。more
John Vance
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Essentially modern day stoic philosophy。 Repackaged and repurposed for the self help market。 Though I would say this is for advanced-ish practitioners of stoicism because of its strict adherence to the “just do it” attitude of say Marcus Aurelius or Seneca。 It helps to read and fully internalize the why of “just do it” instead of trying to go from couch buff bodybuilder。 Stoicism would insist on at least some self reflection in order to clear the mental pathway to tackling a new habit。 But then， Essentially modern day stoic philosophy。 Repackaged and repurposed for the self help market。 Though I would say this is for advanced-ish practitioners of stoicism because of its strict adherence to the “just do it” attitude of say Marcus Aurelius or Seneca。 It helps to read and fully internalize the why of “just do it” instead of trying to go from couch buff bodybuilder。 Stoicism would insist on at least some self reflection in order to clear the mental pathway to tackling a new habit。 But then， at the end of of the day， as Marcus Aurelius would say， stop studying what it takes to be a good man and go be one。 Which is exactly where this book comes in handy。 Kind of a stoic book of mantras or koans that make sense。 。。。more
Ashley
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This book won’t be for most people， as evidenced by the negative reviews， but I ate up every word。 I desire to cultivate my own mental toughness and the discipline I know I can have。 I love working hard， pushing myself， and this book is the perfect dose of motivation to help bring the reason why back to the forefront of my mind。No excuses。 No laziness。 No weakness。 Just a hard dose of “Get After It。” 👍🏻
Willis Brookshire
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Excellent read with great advice and motivation I discovered Jocko on YouTube through his podcast and enjoy hearing what he has to say about anything。 The next step was to read one of his books。 This is was an excellent read with the perfect amount of advice， motivation， and encouragement for those looking for direction。
Amir
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Awesome short book about mental and physical toughness。
Monica Bulgari
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The best book about discipline。 To the point， no drama， no excuses， no strategies to talk about。 The simple and truest thing you have to know is you have to stop complaining and get things done。 Honest approach。
Cedric Nash
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If you never read a book by Jocko Willink， pick up Extreme Ownership as that will lead you down the path to understanding Jocko's way of thinking。 This book reinforces what he discusses and gives inspirations for one's own journey。 I would recommend this book for anyone's shelf。 If you never read a book by Jocko Willink， pick up Extreme Ownership as that will lead you down the path to understanding Jocko's way of thinking。 This book reinforces what he discusses and gives inspirations for one's own journey。 I would recommend this book for anyone's shelf。 。。。more
Anton Simonov
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Great book to start working。 Recommend to listen audiobook instead of reading。 Narrator did the great job！
Cole Lancaster
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To me， Discipline Equals Freedom is a book to read a page from when you need it。 Maybe that's why he calls it a manual - to consult at the appropriate time。 The first half or so consists 0f motivational material。 The last half gives workout routines and other advice。 To me， Discipline Equals Freedom is a book to read a page from when you need it。 Maybe that's why he calls it a manual - to consult at the appropriate time。 The first half or so consists 0f motivational material。 The last half gives workout routines and other advice。 。。。more
Kobe
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A great primer on self-discipline。 Read and listen to this over and over and over again。
Will Riordan
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Jocko is a master motivator & it comes through in his writing！
Ty Russell
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Very inspiring read。 Every page has something great for you。 The most important part of the book is on the final page when Jocko reminds you to DO！！！ Don’t just read the book， listen to the podcast， etc。。。Get Up and Go Do！！！ Great Read！
Zaphod
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I can't think of anyone in the media that personifies discipline as much as Jocko。 So when I saw he had a book on the subject it was a no-brainer to pick it up。Reading this it often came to mind that all he says is easier then done， but that's just the point that he drives home numerous times in this book， you really have to do it yourself。For most of us earthlings this would mean a change of most of our lifestyle and fortunately Jocko gives on all relevant aspects the guidelines to do so。This i I can't think of anyone in the media that personifies discipline as much as Jocko。 So when I saw he had a book on the subject it was a no-brainer to pick it up。Reading this it often came to mind that all he says is easier then done， but that's just the point that he drives home numerous times in this book， you really have to do it yourself。For most of us earthlings this would mean a change of most of our lifestyle and fortunately Jocko gives on all relevant aspects the guidelines to do so。This is a book that I will get back to over time and I will full-heartedly suggest to anyone。 。。。more
Nenad Stjepanović
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Great motivational book， especially if you struggle with discipline。
Andreas Olsen
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This is the book to read when you're down on your luck and feel stuck in a hole。 Simple， easy to follow steps on how to take back control of your life。 Very fast read （about 2 hours） but packed full of goodness This is the book to read when you're down on your luck and feel stuck in a hole。 Simple， easy to follow steps on how to take back control of your life。 Very fast read （about 2 hours） but packed full of goodness 。。。more
Megan Parker
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This book got my ass in the gym。
Praneeth Chandu
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Easy read。 Jocko gets straight to the point and explains his source of discipline and advice for readers to practice discipline。 Competition's influence on human behavior is really put into perspective when it involves life or death on the battlefront。 Easy read。 Jocko gets straight to the point and explains his source of discipline and advice for readers to practice discipline。 Competition's influence on human behavior is really put into perspective when it involves life or death on the battlefront。 。。。more
Dan Schneck
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A good and practical book that tells it to you straight。 No messing around here; the author gets to the point and means it like it is: the path to discipline and freedom is a straightforward choice。 Following the Nike slogan and "just doing it" is what it will take。 Jocko gives us some frank advice to jump on the path to a better and more disciplined life。 A good and practical book that tells it to you straight。 No messing around here; the author gets to the point and means it like it is: the path to discipline and freedom is a straightforward choice。 Following the Nike slogan and "just doing it" is what it will take。 Jocko gives us some frank advice to jump on the path to a better and more disciplined life。 。。。more
Michael Colby
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The design of the book was very distracting。 And this guy is an absolute machine。 While I’m sure there are people will get something out of this book， it’s a little too intense for me。 I’m all for being disciplined through ways of the stoic philosophy。 Being kind to yourself and moving the needle is important in life - This guy is taking zero prisoners！
Marko Bukvić
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I dont stop
Jayde Walker
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This book is the punch in the face we all need sometimes。 Contrary to what I‘d read， it wasn’t a hard or frustrating book。 I enjoyed how the words were broken up; the realistic way in which the author - a navy combatant - would communicate to his team， and found the book to be printed in an innovative way。It’s referenced as a field manual。 One you can pick up and refer to different sections， depending on what you want to achieve。 ‘Discipline Equals Freedom’ was just as easy to read consecutively This book is the punch in the face we all need sometimes。 Contrary to what I‘d read， it wasn’t a hard or frustrating book。 I enjoyed how the words were broken up; the realistic way in which the author - a navy combatant - would communicate to his team， and found the book to be printed in an innovative way。It’s referenced as a field manual。 One you can pick up and refer to different sections， depending on what you want to achieve。 ‘Discipline Equals Freedom’ was just as easy to read consecutively too。 The author， Jocko Willink， was a commander of a special operations unit in the war of Iraq。 So his advice and assertiveness doesn’t come softly-spoken。 At times it’s tediously harsh， but there’s confidence， structure and strong-willed determination in his tone。 If you can take it with a constructive attitude， the tips are tactical and welcomed。 There’s stuff in there I don’t agree with it， but there’s also a lot of practical information which amplifies ideas I already fiercely believe in。 Self-discipline， leadership， overcoming procrastination and the undeniable power of mind control。 ‘Discipline Equals Freedom’ reinforces core values。 It reminds you how laughter and nature will always win， and how they really are the best medicines for our minds， body and soul。 It educates on the effects of good and bad stress， with ways to channel healthy stress and manage toxic versions。 After all， good stress teaches our minds to be better but negative stress has the power to destroy the vital workings of your being。 The words are raw， real， relentless and certainly not what everyone wants to hear。 It reads chaotically in parts and there are some sections which are easy to skip over。 Albeit， this book raises many valid points。 It reinforces the importance of compromise， education and why we should never stop learning， asking questions and feeding our curious minds。 The book reveals the lies in our excuses， shows why we need to maintain a state of balance （homeostasis）， how to tame and tune into our inner dialogue and the simple yet effective life hack of doing what makes you happy and what challenges you。 There are also useful insights into what fuels the human body and mind， and how to deal with the overwhelming buildup of life’s problems and the challenges of the classic Murphy’s Law。It reminds us of the weaknesses we all have inside ourselves and how to fight your flaws to be a little bit of a better person today， than you were yesterday。 Ultimately， we are the product of our mistakes。 And we make so many of them。 The most important thing is， everyone still has so much to learn。 This book challenges you to think what you should’ve done differently and dares you to practice and own it - every single day。Read this book with an open mind and try not to be put off by the “do this， do that” approach。 You’ll find the tools to stay disciplined and the motivation to be more motivated。 。。。more
Meg
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This book is good for people who like self help books but are strict disciplinarians。 It wasn't my favorite self help book and I don't agree with everything the author said， there are some good points in the book。 I'm probably not the target audience anyways。 Things I liked: - Sometimes （definitely not always） things are mind over matter。 There comes a time when you just have to stop procrastinating on a certain thing and get it done。 - Making your bed is important。 It starts your day on a good This book is good for people who like self help books but are strict disciplinarians。 It wasn't my favorite self help book and I don't agree with everything the author said， there are some good points in the book。 I'm probably not the target audience anyways。 Things I liked: - Sometimes （definitely not always） things are mind over matter。 There comes a time when you just have to stop procrastinating on a certain thing and get it done。 - Making your bed is important。 It starts your day on a good note。 - I appreciated that he talked about overdoing things， especially overtraining。 Most people ignore the fact that you can overdo it and get hurt。 Things I didn't like:- Did not agree with the diet aspect of the book。 Not everyone can or should eat like that。 Some of us like eating unhealthy things！- Not everyone can do these hardcore workouts。 - It's not feasible or practical for everyone to wake up at 4:30 or 5am if they don't have to。 Some people work different hours and/or have other things going on in their lives。 - Same with going to bed at 9pm。 Not possible for everyone。 Also if you are a night owl， you can do things late at night and be just as productive without people bothering you because they are all asleep。 - You can't just ignore everything and just hustle hustle hustle 24/7。 The body needs rest and breaks。 It's okay to take it easy when your body needs it。 。。。more
Gundalai Batbold
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Inspired
Marc White
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This was a good book。 At parts， it seemed like a strange book of motivational poetry。 At others， it is instructions for improving your life。 It seems simplistic at first， but is really inspiring。 I enjoyed it and if you need motivation， this is a good source。
Archit
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Discipline equals freedom。。 title says it all。。 fantastic manual
Stefan
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You have to like Jocko and his style and ideas。 If you do， you will enjoy this short abstract of his thoughts and principles。
Braggu
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