This was not a good book. It had some interesting stories, but the way the idea of being so 'hard' you can endure anything was shared left me scratching my head.

- "I'm so hard I can run a marathon on broken legs."
- "I'm so tough that I can do chin ups until my hands rip apart."
- "My mind is so calloused that I can run until I shit myself."

I think perhaps David's mind is so calloused it's not working anymore. Why would I want to be tough enough to run on broken legs? If my legs are broken I want to be 'tough' enough that I can give up on a dream and go to the hospital.

David has done some cool things, but I see very little point in any of it. This book was not for me, and I don't think it's for most people. I rolled my eyes through most of it.

A lot of machismo bull shit written by someone who is clearly not a "pussy"

This was a fantastic and inspiring book but I felt that the principles were confined to athleticism too much when they could be applied to other areas of our lives.

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Fight or flight can be a great tool when you're in danger because it amps you up to battle through or sprint from trouble, but it's no way to live.

Tertulis seperti itu di bukunya, tapi aku ngerasa Goggins (Panggilan untuk si tokoh yang dijadikan autobiography ini) malah ngekustom hidupnya untuk selalu hidup dalam kondisi fight or flight

Hard ass mf
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