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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
by David Goggins
Ok, I read this book to try and see how David Goggins went about callusing his mind. I wanted to mimic that and do the same for myself.
To be honest, I have an idea how to go about doing that after reading this book, but I don't recommend reading this book for other reasons.
First off. This guy swears like a sailor whose fellow sailors would probably describe as "a bit much...". I get that he's ex-military and swearing is a big thing, but I didn't like the swearing in the book. I wasn't looking to see how many sentences swears can fit into in a book. I was looking to a self-help method I could follow.
Secondly, talk about excess writing. When I said I have an idea of how to go about callusing my mind, I meant it. I did get an idea of how to callus my mind after reading like the first 3 chapters of the book. After that, the rest of the book was low key just showing off and advising people to show off on social media that they're reading the book. I finished the book cause I like to finish what I started, but still, I could have gone without finishing this book.
Third, I'll say something good I took away from this. If you're trying to change your life, I think that two ideas expressed in this book to help with that are powerful tools that you can use. They are:
The Accountability Mirror
This is a simple enough idea. Basically it says to hold yourself accountable. Look at yourself as you are and see if you're shaping yourself into what you want to become. If you're not, see what and where you're at and work to get towards your goal. Everyday you should check the accountability mirror to see where you're currently at in life and be honest about it. Don't feed yourself a false reality otherwise you aren't gonna achieve your goals.
The other tool was The Cookie Jar
The Cookie Jar is a simple idea, but I think it's also powerful too. It works like this, imagine your about to try and run a half marathon. You start off, you keep running, and you're about 3/4 the way there. But you're exhausted and unsure if you have what it takes to finish the run. The cookie jar idea says, look into your past, see what you've accomplished and how similar it is to what you're currently doing.
For example, say you swim in your free time and you know from personal experience what whenever your tired while swimming you will try to focus on long slow breaths. When you focus on those long slow breaths, you know that you're able to swim much further than you typically are capable of. That knowledge of "I can use my breath to get more performance" is a tool in your cookie jar.
The Cookie Jar idea says that you have a tool in your arsenal, so use it to help you get through a new challenge.
Good ideas, but tbh, the appear early on in the book. If you ask me, it's not worth spending all your time reading it all.
To be honest, I have an idea how to go about doing that after reading this book, but I don't recommend reading this book for other reasons.
First off. This guy swears like a sailor whose fellow sailors would probably describe as "a bit much...". I get that he's ex-military and swearing is a big thing, but I didn't like the swearing in the book. I wasn't looking to see how many sentences swears can fit into in a book. I was looking to a self-help method I could follow.
Secondly, talk about excess writing. When I said I have an idea of how to go about callusing my mind, I meant it. I did get an idea of how to callus my mind after reading like the first 3 chapters of the book. After that, the rest of the book was low key just showing off and advising people to show off on social media that they're reading the book. I finished the book cause I like to finish what I started, but still, I could have gone without finishing this book.
Third, I'll say something good I took away from this. If you're trying to change your life, I think that two ideas expressed in this book to help with that are powerful tools that you can use. They are:
The Accountability Mirror
This is a simple enough idea. Basically it says to hold yourself accountable. Look at yourself as you are and see if you're shaping yourself into what you want to become. If you're not, see what and where you're at and work to get towards your goal. Everyday you should check the accountability mirror to see where you're currently at in life and be honest about it. Don't feed yourself a false reality otherwise you aren't gonna achieve your goals.
The other tool was The Cookie Jar
The Cookie Jar is a simple idea, but I think it's also powerful too. It works like this, imagine your about to try and run a half marathon. You start off, you keep running, and you're about 3/4 the way there. But you're exhausted and unsure if you have what it takes to finish the run. The cookie jar idea says, look into your past, see what you've accomplished and how similar it is to what you're currently doing.
For example, say you swim in your free time and you know from personal experience what whenever your tired while swimming you will try to focus on long slow breaths. When you focus on those long slow breaths, you know that you're able to swim much further than you typically are capable of. That knowledge of "I can use my breath to get more performance" is a tool in your cookie jar.
The Cookie Jar idea says that you have a tool in your arsenal, so use it to help you get through a new challenge.
Good ideas, but tbh, the appear early on in the book. If you ask me, it's not worth spending all your time reading it all.