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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
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Buon libro motivazionale, specialmente nella prima metà. Diventa un po’ ripetitivo nel finale ma è comunque un ottimo libro di supporto se si vuole affrontare un cambiamento nella propria vita.
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Inspiring read. The concluding chapters on stretching and self-acceptance were a nice, grounded counterbalance to the all-out gritty narrative that dominates this motivational book.
Amazing life story of David Goggins. It was highly motivational reading for me. I think it would motivate many people who read this book to push their limit to challenge themselves. I must admit that I have skimmed through some of his stories through the middle of the books around his ultra run challenges. I’m not a runner myself so maybe the story of running a extremely long distance doesn’t appeal for me much. But his life story is really astonishing. It made me realized that how I’m doing with my life and made me think about how I would like to approach my life from now on.
I’ve been intrigued by Goggins for a while. His tenacity, self-belief, and resilience are really admirable. To say he’s learned to overcome obstacles is an understatement. I appreciate his openness in discussing his emotional hurdles, the frankness with which he relives his childhood abuses, and his heart to inspire others to never give up. He’s accomplished A LOT. SEALS, Rangers, Ultramarathoner. He aims high and fails big and doesn’t quit. Roger that.
However, as I listened to his story and his podcast commentary after each chapter, I kept coming back to this logic he uses that doesn’t make sense. Why suffer so much, and choose this suffering over and over, just to prove you can withstand the suffering? Maybe this comment feels like an oversimplification, but Goggins’s continual lack of preparedness, his inability to seek input and wisdom BEFORE entering a grueling situation, and his astounding position in not learning from his mistakes makes no sense to me. He even says in his commentary: “This book is my way of saying don’t do what I did.” Why the suffering then? And 20+ years of it as well. His methods feel barbaric (a term he uses as well), and other than proving to oneself “I did this thing under the worst of circumstances and survived” what is the point of that? Why repeat these endless sufferings for the sake of pride? Accomplishing his military feats, finishing races, etc are not new. Countless others have done the same, but have not broken their own bodies in the process. Does it mean more if you suffer more? For Goggins I would say: yeah it does. This is in fact what he proves with his story: “the more you suffer, the more it shows you really care.” For me, that message is a version of self-hatred I can’t get behind.
However, as I listened to his story and his podcast commentary after each chapter, I kept coming back to this logic he uses that doesn’t make sense. Why suffer so much, and choose this suffering over and over, just to prove you can withstand the suffering? Maybe this comment feels like an oversimplification, but Goggins’s continual lack of preparedness, his inability to seek input and wisdom BEFORE entering a grueling situation, and his astounding position in not learning from his mistakes makes no sense to me. He even says in his commentary: “This book is my way of saying don’t do what I did.” Why the suffering then? And 20+ years of it as well. His methods feel barbaric (a term he uses as well), and other than proving to oneself “I did this thing under the worst of circumstances and survived” what is the point of that? Why repeat these endless sufferings for the sake of pride? Accomplishing his military feats, finishing races, etc are not new. Countless others have done the same, but have not broken their own bodies in the process. Does it mean more if you suffer more? For Goggins I would say: yeah it does. This is in fact what he proves with his story: “the more you suffer, the more it shows you really care.” For me, that message is a version of self-hatred I can’t get behind.
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The only book you need to get up and go hard. I was sceptical on how the journey through Goggin's life would go, but his blunt honesty and the rhythm of his writing style made it an easy and worthwhile read.
The only book you need to get up and go hard. I was sceptical on how the journey through Goggin's life would go, but his blunt honesty and the rhythm of his writing style made it an easy and worthwhile read.
I enjoyed parts of this book but in general I found the language referring to women demeaning - when he wanted to denote another seal or person in the military as weaker or not as good it was to refer to them with demeaning references to female anatomy. That in and of itself is a major reason to give this book such a low rating. His life is in many ways admirable but his attitude towards women, at least in this book, sucks.