#395: Jocko Willink Takeover — On Quitting, Relationships, Financial Discipline, Contrast Baths, and More

If you want financial freedom, you need financial discipline... That means you have to work hard, you have to save your money, you have to invest your money, and you have to not buy stupid things that you don't need.

An essential skill: Be able to pause, step back, and re-evaluate your efforts if things aren’t going as planned. This isn't "quitting," it's being smart.

You might have to make some tactical retreats in order to win the long war, but never quit on your strategic vision. Never quit on getting to the ultimate place where you want to go.

If you want to be tougher, be tougher

Getting married is probably the most important decision you’re going to make in your life… You REALLY want to make a good decision.

This is a question that everyone wants to know the secret answer to, 'How do you balance your time with your family versus your time with work?' The answer is: that is the answer. You have to balance it.

A "soul-crushing, leg destroyer of a workout"

Many people refuse to quit because of their ego

Sometimes you have to retreat, but that doesn’t mean you quit the strategic mission. Churchill said, 'Never surrender.' He didn't say, 'Never retreat.'

If you focus too much on work, you won't have a family. If you focus too much on family, you won't have work. So get balanced.

Psychologists are like mechanics, but mechanics for your brain or your mind or your thoughts. Your brain or your mind can have problems just like your car can have a problem.

I like high-stress situations. I enjoy mayhem and chaos… When they hit me, I feel as if I’m utilizing the best of my natural capabilities. I’m calm under pressure, I stay relaxed and detached, and I can look at complex problems and simplify them well.