The book says that nearly dying gives you a new lease on life. Benedict Cumberbatch talks about getting a new lease on life after his kidnapping. I tend to be with Tim Kennedy though, where he talks in his book, ‘Scars and Stripes,’ about (and Jocko brings it up in Jocko Podcast episode***) how he…
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Thoughts While I Read: Show Your Work, Continues
The book says, ‘Watching amateurs at work can also inspire us to attempt the work ourselves.’ I wonder if it’s because we have the instinctive competitive thought of, ‘I can do better than that!’ Hmmm… The book says, ‘Find a scenius for ideas,’ which means something like a scene where geniuses (genii???) gather and get…
Thoughts While I Read: Show Your Work, Continued
I’m not here to show off my work. I’m here because I read a lot of books but sometimes I don’t put what I’ve read into action. Tony Robbins said (somewhere, and I’m probably butchering it), ‘If you say, I know that, when you read things, but aren’t actually doing it, then you don’t really…
Thoughts While I Read: Show Your Work
Show Your Work by Austin Kleon I first heard of it from a YouTube video that I found myself on while looking for a solution to something else I was working on. I am not affiliated with this guy but you can watch it here: The book starts off by saying this is an alternative…
Something New From August, 2023
Gonna start reading a book (10 pages of a book) a day, possibly one from the Jocko Podcast list to keep it relevant and writing about it daily. At least 100 words and then doing a roundup post at the end. I’ll work on it in the evening. No, I’ll read in the AM and…
Sit Rep Sunday – The Second Installment of Jesus v Jocko
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Jesus and Easter
This article was written by a friend of mine, and not me, but used with permission. Happy Easter, y’all! Easter is a Christian festival that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important holy day of the Christian religion. On that day nearly 2000 years ago, God showed His love to man…
Sit Rep Sunday – The First Installment of Jesus v Jocko
This blog is reader-supported, for the most part. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no cost to you. I only endorse things that I use personally or come highly recommended by someone I implicitly trust. This week I’ll be dissecting The Code that Jocko lays out in the…
Sit Rep Sunday, Dealing with Overwhelm
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Sit Rep Sunday, Looking for the Good
I know I’m supposed to do a write-up and an honest review of some book that I’ve been going through, and yes, I have something prepared. But this is the first anniversary of my father-in-law’s funeral. He passed away in January, 2022, but was buried in February, 2022. I just wanted to share an anecdote…