{"id":807,"date":"2021-07-24T14:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filippoboninsegna.com\/?p=807"},"modified":"2021-08-13T07:12:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T06:12:41","slug":"jocko-willink-discipline-equals-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filippoboninsegna.com\/jocko-willink-discipline-equals-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Discipline Equals Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Jocko Willink<\/a> is a retired Navy Seal. In this book<\/a> he gives great advice on how to manage yourself in order to accomplish more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I find this advice very helpful, as I’ve experienced personally in many situations the inner battle that prevented me from deciding on what to do and then doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His approach is very practical, objective, direct and decisive, as you would expect from a soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here I summarize the main points, as sort of a checklist, in order to remind myself these few but critical core values and habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, why does discipline equal freedom?<\/strong> What’s the meaning <\/strong>of this statement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I see it, the only way to be free is to be in control<\/span> of yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are controlled by your impulses (mostly negative ones, as laziness, fear, hesitation, gluttony, blame…) you will never achieve your dreams and will live a mediocre life as a result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So discipline, essentially means “self control<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By realizing you only have one life<\/strong>, by wanting to make the most of it through having a clear long-term purpose<\/strong> and through willpower<\/strong>. You have to make it a habit <\/strong>to stick to some strict rules of conduct, because this will in turn help you achieve your long-term goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some quotes from thee book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won\u2019t be. Don\u2019t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t let your mind control you. Control your mind.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jocko Willink is a retired Navy Seal. In this book he gives great advice on how to manage yourself in order to accomplish more. I find this advice very helpful, as I’ve experienced personally in many situations the inner battle that prevented me from deciding on what to do and then doing it. His approach […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[202,215,18,19,57,231,89],"yoast_head":"\nHow do you become more disciplined?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n