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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
It's a gripping memoir married to an intense self-help book. It is the epitome of a "knuckle dragger" rising above the hand he was dealt in life. The book was entertaining at times as Goggins accounts for having to overcome an upbringing of trauma to achieve some insane physical feats. However, I cannot abide by his extreme mentality and largely found his approach to be awful advice to live by at times. Goggins' story is seemingly ignorant of PTSD and other mental health conditions. He is drawn to pain and pushes himself to excel in painful physical and mental situations. It is both an inspiring story of a man who has overcome a lifetime of struggle, and on the other head, it is a cautionary tale of a man who is so stubborn he cannot learn from his past mistakes. He seems to always be trying to prove something to himself and encourages readers to do the same.
It is a very intense read/listen, I will definitely come back to this book but I wasn’t able to stick with it this time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Abandonment, Alcohol
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
if nothing else gives you motivation i swear he will. david goggins is one insane man
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence
Moderate: Gun violence
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This book changed my life. Highly recommend to anyone that is going through any issues whether physically, emotionally, or mentally.
inspiring
fast-paced
Inspiring read but i found it quite repetitive with him overcoming another challenge each chapter.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
very interesting read, it has some good lessons and challenges along the way and makes some great points about the importance of mental toughness in a world that values comfort over everything else.
BUT
there’s a danger in the mentality of an alpha, never being satisfied, individual who struggles with healing and maintaining relationships. like he literally almost dies multiple times and is very openly avoiding social connection for his goals.
i respect that he’s honest about the fact that the reader shouldn’t make a lot of the same mistakes he did but i can see how it can easily lead people the wrong way.
overall, i think it’s a book that can help a lot of people but i think the package that it comes in might distract the people that could benefit from the message the most.
BUT
there’s a danger in the mentality of an alpha, never being satisfied, individual who struggles with healing and maintaining relationships. like he literally almost dies multiple times and is very openly avoiding social connection for his goals.
i respect that he’s honest about the fact that the reader shouldn’t make a lot of the same mistakes he did but i can see how it can easily lead people the wrong way.
overall, i think it’s a book that can help a lot of people but i think the package that it comes in might distract the people that could benefit from the message the most.