[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Productivity]], [[Persistence]] - People: [[Casey Neistat]], [[Jocko Willink]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Cvl3_CH2A --- ## Summary - [[Discipline equals freedom]]. - [[Know why you're doing what you're doing, and get it done]]. - [[Purpose is what powers everything]]. - [[Today matters]]. It's taking one stroke swimming in the right direction heading towards the shore. - [[Do the boring purposeful thing right now and feel good the rest of the day]]. - Win the morning. Win today. Win tomorrow. ## Notes - Early mornings provide total focus because you're away while the "world" is asleep. - "My runs always happen". (CN). - "6-10PM is family time, and tit's non--negotiable". (CN). - Make time for yourself. "[[Take care of the things that are important to you]]". (JW) - [[Cultivate the discipline it takes to win the morning battle between your snoozable alarm and your comfortable bed]]. Claim victory - the first of many for the rest of your day. - [[If you have the discipline to get out of bed - you win]]. (JW) - [[Let discipline dire the compounding victories for the rest of your day(s)]]. - "Sometimes you have to stop looking at the short term thing... what is the long term goal that I'm looking at." (JW). - "[[Today matters]]. It's me taking one stroke swimming in the right direction heading towards the shore". (JW). - [[Know why you're doing what you're doing, and get it done]]. - "[[Discipline equals freedom]]." (JW) - [[Do the boring purposeful thing right now and feel good the rest of the day]]. - We are always in the process of building - goals, relationships, knowledge, happiness, etc... [[Build the things that matter most - things that will serve you and the people who most matter]]. - "[[Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.]]" - "[[Purpose is what powers everything]]". ## Original ![[Navy seal commander explains why wake up at 4AM-1.jpg]] ![[Navy seal commander explains why wake up at 4AM-2.jpg]]