Yes. I don't get the comment that thinking isn't taking action. It's actually been studied that we have less brain power per day than anything else. Thinking is an action of energy that does get depleted. Planning is an action. Consideration is an action. Communication of thinking is action. Joseph in the bible for instance was prized for his dreams and thought that helped pave the way for the country's success. More so than his brothers which had a lot of action but much of it bad and ill thought out. These are proactive actions of thinking. there are also negative actions of thinking such as still pondering when you already know a good course of action and there is only so much time to complete the task. But the idea that some physical change in the world has to come about in order to have action, is flawed IMO.
The advice Jocko gives in his podcasts is great. I was the same for a period of time, always thinking of the pros and cons of doing things especially if it took me out of my comfort zone. But like he's said previously its best to just dive in on things you want to improve at. For me, I wanted to make a youtube channel but was worried about showing my face. But instead of trying to create one without the personalised touch, I just went for it. You live and learn!
Learn something you've never tried before, without asking for expert advice - just by playing around with the thing you're learning. Experiment more, so that you experience failure. Take cold showers, to get you accustomed to what is uncomfortable. Set out a goal of not eating what is familiar to you and instead choosing something you've never eaten before, maybe from a different different cuisine.
Make a decision and roll with it. If it isn't working out, make a new decision. I can try 8 different things while you are still trying to make your first decision.
I often do that, thinking all the posible solutions trying to find a perfect one, when i could have done an ok solution ages ago and the problem wouldnt exist no more
And while your on your 8'th attempt all sweaty, and wore out. I come along with my first attempt after thinking it through and get it done right the first time. It's not always best to spend 2 seconds thinking and jump in. Ever hear of the saying "Fools rush in"
"If you allow timidity to guide your play then you will never achieve victory, Kai. All you will find are new ghosts to fear. Too often you allow the fear of that which your opponent has not even considered to keep you from greatness." The Emperor, Warhammer 40K
OK,,, go and still don't think about it just do it and then you will find your self in prison for ten's of years then think about it.... And then OMG,,,!!!!!! What have I done I should never do that Peoples it is very very important to think about it, to collect prons and cons before you do it
ALFRED BERNARD This advice was drop on the context of doing a thing that you cannot figure out by thinking, you collect info and you think all the angles and yet you’re not sure of the outcome so time is running out but you’re stuck thinking. That’s what I meant, no going all careless and doing crazy stuff.
God has not given us a spirit that fears. If we see fear in our lives, it didn't come from God. We overcome fear with truth, passion, and clear thinking! (2 Timothy 1:7)
@Eternity If "God" doesn't exist everything doesn't matter and everything does matter at the same time. The same goes for when he does exist. But it's a long and tedious theological conversation we can have about that. It is wasted energy. Let's not let (a lack of) religion divide us, brothers and sisters. We live in the same Universe, and we are not that different.
Mm I don’t agree with that, fear was the emotion that kept us alive in the first place. That made us evolve and make solutions of our problems. Fear to die was one of the emotions that keep us going forward , and also fear keeps you focused in difficult situations. Obviously, everything in excess is bad. But I don’t think fear as a bad thing. We just have to control ourselves. And that is the hardest thing to do. Fear and being nervous is part of a human condition.
I've had an embarrassing pathological fear of failure my whole life, so much so that now that I am way closer to the end of it than the beginning I realize that I didn't have much of a life at all. Thankfully I have found people like jocko and others who have given me a blueprint for life. I don't know how the rest of my life will come out but it will be intimately better than what it was. 😊
I didnt realize this until 10 years ago or so when my older brother mentioned it was something our mother had instilled in us. It really opened up my eyes, and made me aware to avoid thinking that way, but it still creeps in and I will tend to overthink in certain areas, but then not in others.
Thinking about it is also taking action. Of planning the work, before working the plan. If the goal is big enough it requires a plan. And if a person usually fails to plan, their planning to fail.
Shout out to my over thinkers, its a curse. I have been doing it real bad, procrastinating while thinking a lot. Needed this kick in the rear! Happy 4th everyone! Lets go be more decisive!
Nothing will change unless you take action! The answers you seek will reveal themselves as you take steps. Everyone wants all the steps laid out before ever taking one it does not work that way!!!
Jocko's exactly right. Overthinking is due to unacknowledged fear. That's certainly true for me, and I expect for everyone else who chronically overthinks and underacts.
Right on...I have defeated myself out of so many things especially in my teens and early 20s not because I couldn't do it but because I thought myself out of it...its almost like an insanity that you create this world in your head were you are certain you will fail. A philosopher said "the thought is worse than reality " or something lime that and its so true.
So true. Hyper intellectual types are good at things like research that take over-thinking and long periods of complex analysis. For most people in most situations, life is not so complex, and you should focus on doing not analyzing. Thinking should be a tool used for a purpose.
I love this. Ever since I started listening to the podcast, I haven't overthinked a lot of things like I usually do, but sometimes I still do. Thank you for addressing this issue Jocko!
Jocko Always has a way of stating a way of perception that helps me go, "oh yea!, right that does make sense" Why was i tripping in the first place, "oh yea!" Fear.. over come fear and act the best way accordingly. Correct me if im wrong.
Dude told me something that hit me between the eyes about 20 years ago when I was doing this.... Act your way into better thinking...... You can’t think your way into better acting.
2 other good ones....."if you hang with shit you will smell and be considered the same". And, "if you're the smartest in the room, you better get out of there."
"Quit thinking and look." - David J. Agans This is applicable to debugging software errors (or fixing anything in general). When an engineer tries to solve a bug, it's tempting to sit around and come up with complex and elaborate theories as to why it went wrong. This overthinking rarely solves anything since in reality the problem is usually caused by something simple...but you wouldn't know that if you were too busy complicating things with clever theories to actually just look at the code. If you know the way broadly you see it in all things.
From an engineering point of view, explaining why the error or bug occured, communicate that knowledge with all people and make sure that this error does not get produced the same way again also is part of solving the bug. Especially the prove of why the error occured often involves a lot of math / complexety.
My dad - a mechanical engineer of 30 years- used to say that internet and video games make the younger generation smarter at solving problems, but then realized that wasn't the case. He realized that his generation would find a problem, read about the problem, change it, if it doesn't get fixed then read something else and change it again. Read, adjust, read, adjust. The younger generation nowadays adjusts, adjusts, adjusts, then eventually gets it. It's a matter of reading and researching to understand versus looking and prodding until you've understood how it works.
As always great , you are a real inspiration to "men" of all backgrounds and types who want to get on despite some very serious set backs , God Bless .
I was flipping through the TV channels one day back 5-6 years ago b4 I cut the cord, and I just happened to stop at the very end of a Dr Phil episode, the epiloque so-to-speak, as hes wrapping it up with his final comment, I catch him basically saying, "its a tragedy to let fear stop you from doing the things in life you want to do." Those words will haunt me forever
Start to do a little that will make u start to move and than the thoughts start to reduce, because when u do it u will learn more and take a lot of your fear of failure.. and if u fail that’s ok , now u know how not to do..
Life is decisions and consequences. Just make a decision, deal with the consequences and move on to the next. Perfection is ONLY a concept that doesn’t exist in the real world! Doesn’t mean you don’t strive for it, but can’t let the goal be also your barrier. Embrace the suck and move forward.
I think it's when people are feeling too much when they're thinking too much. Analyse objectivly, pick what you think is the wisest course then act. We can't always be sure we'll get it right but you can't let that paralyse you.
my personal advice at this point:listen to your belly!empathy can mostly tell you if it is a good thing to act or not!the trick is not to be tainted by fear,which means you need to know yourselfe very truely...
Oooh... i needed this at this time...I overanalyze and eventually miss the opportunity...i need to move from thinking and start acting on the best information available in front of me.
Absolutely right. I “overthink” and end up doing nothing. It’s all fear. Taking my dads advice from when I was a kid : “no lo pienses tanto “ and just getting after it. Feels much better.
I love your channel Jocko. In this particular case, may be useful, if the person has a lot of fear, then that person should actually be doing something; but with more confidence, no thinking could actually be more a problem that a solution: I would balance both there, because if you don't have so much fear of the things, then the normal reaction, should be that doesn't matter the situation, you still will do. Anyway, that's just my perception, and have a nice day everyone.
For my father and I, our hyper- analytical thinking has been linked to our survival instinct. The issue being despite our creativity and intelligence, we both have depressive disorders that vail fearful and negative thoughts as practical and real. It's as if we have conveniently forgotten that we've chained a wolf outside our door to make the "wolf at the door in your head" real.
sounds simple, but you make great points. Some people are smart, but the fear of being wrong or the fear of something is holding back actions. It's simple, but profound. Like I feel like people haven't come to terms with past mistakes, and the fear of recreating them is what truly sets people back. Forgiving yourself is probably a step in the right direction, but developing that drive to push yourself forward is something everyone should get comfortable with.
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my TH-cam channel 2 months ago about self development. Now I have 169 subs and almost 80 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place.
Overthinking a situation comes from a lack of faith in the variables at hand. It is a mental pathway built upon the unreliability of either people or objects in ones life.
The only thing we have to fear is anxiety itself. I have lately realised that this paraphrase of FDR is usually correct. The anxiety says there is a problem even though there are no outside factors that point to there being a problem.
I have had this problem for such a long time. Probably because it's also a weird kind of addiction to anxiety and escaping from solving your problems. It can also feel comfortable to be anxious about problems (that we could actually fix with action), because that's the mode we have been so familiar with throughout our lives. Anxiety, self-criticism, giving up, avoiding, procrastination... These all have a highly addictive aspect, and enable each other. It takes away responsibility and gives us reason to say to ourselves _that's why we didn't make it, why we didn't flourish._ It's so sneaky and deceitful... ...What do you mean, I can actually fix my problems with action and proactive problem-solving?! 😅 Fixing these issues is only possible by taking action. It's a tough process, but it's the road to freedom, especially for guys and gals like us who stay in our own heads too often.
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"Stop your thinking and end your problems." -Lao Tzu
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Instructions unclear, killed myself
@@plzstfuandlisten did your problems end tho?
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That doesn't emply doing anything.
"There's a fine line between consideration and hesitation. The former is wisdom. The latter is fear."
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Yes. I don't get the comment that thinking isn't taking action. It's actually been studied that we have less brain power per day than anything else. Thinking is an action of energy that does get depleted. Planning is an action. Consideration is an action. Communication of thinking is action. Joseph in the bible for instance was prized for his dreams and thought that helped pave the way for the country's success. More so than his brothers which had a lot of action but much of it bad and ill thought out. These are proactive actions of thinking. there are also negative actions of thinking such as still pondering when you already know a good course of action and there is only so much time to complete the task. But the idea that some physical change in the world has to come about in order to have action, is flawed IMO.
“Twitter callsign” the most special ops thing I’ve ever heard
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I struggle with this so much. I'm always so worried about making the wrong decision and mapping out the possible pros and cons.
Always moving forward
Don't think too much, or else you won't be able to take action
The advice Jocko gives in his podcasts is great. I was the same for a period of time, always thinking of the pros and cons of doing things especially if it took me out of my comfort zone. But like he's said previously its best to just dive in on things you want to improve at. For me, I wanted to make a youtube channel but was worried about showing my face. But instead of trying to create one without the personalised touch, I just went for it.
You live and learn!
Learn something you've never tried before, without asking for expert advice - just by playing around with the thing you're learning.
Experiment more, so that you experience failure.
Take cold showers, to get you accustomed to what is uncomfortable.
Set out a goal of not eating what is familiar to you and instead choosing something you've never eaten before, maybe from a different different cuisine.
Finding a middle ground is key but difficult
Make a decision and roll with it. If it isn't working out, make a new decision. I can try 8 different things while you are still trying to make your first decision.
Boom!!
Facts!
Thank you
I often do that, thinking all the posible solutions trying to find a perfect one, when i could have done an ok solution ages ago and the problem wouldnt exist no more
And while your on your 8'th attempt all sweaty, and wore out. I come along with my first attempt after thinking it through and get it done right the first time. It's not always best to spend 2 seconds thinking and jump in. Ever hear of the saying "Fools rush in"
"If you allow timidity to guide your play then you will never achieve victory, Kai. All you will find are new ghosts to fear. Too often you allow the fear of that which your opponent has not even considered to keep you from greatness." The Emperor, Warhammer 40K
Lmao I was just watching some lore videos, then come here and see this comment 😂😂😂
I strive to be a primarc
The Emperor Protects
Ahh, that sweet greatness... nothing in this world is more overrated than greatness, fame and glory.
All hail the Emperor of Mankind.
I sometimes have to be “checked”. These short videos serve as that check sometimes. I appreciate y’all.
Bro deadass. When I saw this I felt personally called out by Jocko because I've overthrought myself into a rut for the last while😂
My grandfather said to me once “Some things are easier to do than to think of... so... go and do it and then think on the outcome.”
OK,,, go and still don't think about it just do it and then you will find your self in prison for ten's of years then think about it....
And then OMG,,,!!!!!! What have I done I should never do that
Peoples it is very very important to think about it, to collect prons and cons before you do it
Shout out to your Grandad. Epic advice!
ALFRED BERNARD what?....
ALFRED BERNARD This advice was drop on the context of doing a thing that you cannot figure out by thinking, you collect info and you think all the angles and yet you’re not sure of the outcome so time is running out but you’re stuck thinking. That’s what I meant, no going all careless and doing crazy stuff.
God has not given us a spirit that fears. If we see fear in our lives, it didn't come from God. We overcome fear with truth, passion, and clear thinking! (2 Timothy 1:7)
Amen brother
@Eternity If "God" doesn't exist everything doesn't matter and everything does matter at the same time. The same goes for when he does exist. But it's a long and tedious theological conversation we can have about that. It is wasted energy.
Let's not let (a lack of) religion divide us, brothers and sisters. We live in the same Universe, and we are not that different.
Mm I don’t agree with that, fear was the emotion that kept us alive in the first place. That made us evolve and make solutions of our problems. Fear to die was one of the emotions that keep us going forward , and also fear keeps you focused in difficult situations. Obviously, everything in excess is bad. But I don’t think fear as a bad thing. We just have to control ourselves. And that is the hardest thing to do. Fear and being nervous is part of a human condition.
Very true
@@AgustinHidrobo yes fear can be used for good but not a spirit of fear. Like living in fear or having fear over the uncontrollable.
"Jocko, we're on the wrong sides for this episode."
"Quit thinking so much and take action!"
YES DRILL SERGEANT!!!
I woke up, watched this, then cleaned the floors of my house, I feel good. Happy 4th y'all!
I actually needed to hear this right now. I swear they know exactly what I’m thinking
I swear, I was just thinking the same thing. It's incredible.
No, your government knows _exactly_ what you're thinking.
It’s about... magic!
Psi Bar Psi lol
I've had an embarrassing pathological fear of failure my whole life, so much so that now that I am way closer to the end of it than the beginning I realize that I didn't have much of a life at all.
Thankfully I have found people like jocko and others who have given me a blueprint for life. I don't know how the rest of my life will come out but it will be intimately better than what it was. 😊
Oh same here m8, same here. 👍🏻✌🏻
I didnt realize this until 10 years ago or so when my older brother mentioned it was something our mother had instilled in us. It really opened up my eyes, and made me aware to avoid thinking that way, but it still creeps in and I will tend to overthink in certain areas, but then not in others.
Thinking about it is also taking action. Of planning the work, before working the plan. If the goal is big enough it requires a plan. And if a person usually fails to plan, their planning to fail.
Shout out to my over thinkers, its a curse. I have been doing it real bad, procrastinating while thinking a lot. Needed this kick in the rear!
Happy 4th everyone! Lets go be more decisive!
I've learned the only way to build self-confidence is through experience and through practice. You simply must take action.
Nothing will change unless you take action! The answers you seek will reveal themselves as you take steps. Everyone wants all the steps laid out before ever taking one it does not work that way!!!
All I do is think.... i think out every part of my day. I’ve been told I think to much.
George Cantstandya same unfortunately
Jocko's exactly right. Overthinking is due to unacknowledged fear. That's certainly true for me, and I expect for everyone else who chronically overthinks and underacts.
Salute to those who served. 🇺🇸
God bless America and the Jocko Podcast crew.
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Could god bless India too?
@@stonebud Nope, everybody knows America is his favorite country
@@Alta368 Of course, that's why every supervillain attacks ONLY nyc
Right on...I have defeated myself out of so many things especially in my teens and early 20s not because I couldn't do it but because I thought myself out of it...its almost like an insanity that you create this world in your head were you are certain you will fail. A philosopher said "the thought is worse than reality " or something lime that and its so true.
Thanks for the love and input as always Jocko and Echo!
God Bless! Stay strong, stay safe and take care of yourselves! Wishing everyone the best!
I feel this way whenever I have a tub of icecream in the freezer whispering my name... I take action and ask questions later.
If you train, and train to take action, then the thought becomes that thing that slows you down.
Take action. Love this video man!
So true. Hyper intellectual types are good at things like research that take over-thinking and long periods of complex analysis. For most people in most situations, life is not so complex, and you should focus on doing not analyzing. Thinking should be a tool used for a purpose.
Felt this one in my soul. Appreciate the wisdom, Jocko!
I love this. Ever since I started listening to the podcast, I haven't overthinked a lot of things like I usually do, but sometimes I still do. Thank you for addressing this issue Jocko!
I soooo needed to hear this. Thank you sincerely from the heart Jocko.
I needed to watch this video right now. The timing of TH-cam was impressive.
Jocko, you are the man support from .N.Ireland. Hope you see this man your a legend.
Now, I realized that I'm more afraid than Smart. Thanks whoever asked that question. It was congruent with myself
Thinking never produces quick results, because you always come up with more information and intricacies.
I’m gonna start taking action, I am that smart.
This couldn’t fall better .. thank you
Jocko Always has a way of stating a way of perception that helps me go, "oh yea!, right that does make sense"
Why was i tripping in the first place, "oh yea!" Fear.. over come fear and act the best way accordingly. Correct me if im wrong.
I bit annoyed that Jocko Podcast doesn't have 1 million subscribers yet. HE FOUGHT FOR YOU!!
Jocko for President.
Dude told me something that hit me between the eyes about 20 years ago when I was doing this....
Act your way into better thinking...... You can’t think your way into better acting.
Michael Hutchinson wow this is so true, especially that last part. You have no idea how much this has helped me already!
2 other good ones....."if you hang with shit you will smell and be considered the same". And, "if you're the smartest in the room, you better get out of there."
As an overthinker, Jocko is on point. It's all based on fear, and action is the antidote.
"Analysis Paralysis" is a very good way to put it.
Agreed. As long as we're clear that not overthinking doesn't mean not thinking.
"Quit thinking and look." - David J. Agans
This is applicable to debugging software errors (or fixing anything in general). When an engineer tries to solve a bug, it's tempting to sit around and come up with complex and elaborate theories as to why it went wrong. This overthinking rarely solves anything since in reality the problem is usually caused by something simple...but you wouldn't know that if you were too busy complicating things with clever theories to actually just look at the code.
If you know the way broadly you see it in all things.
From an engineering point of view, explaining why the error or bug occured, communicate that knowledge with all people and make sure that this error does not get produced the same way again also is part of solving the bug. Especially the prove of why the error occured often involves a lot of math / complexety.
My dad - a mechanical engineer of 30 years- used to say that internet and video games make the younger generation smarter at solving problems, but then realized that wasn't the case. He realized that his generation would find a problem, read about the problem, change it, if it doesn't get fixed then read something else and change it again. Read, adjust, read, adjust. The younger generation nowadays adjusts, adjusts, adjusts, then eventually gets it. It's a matter of reading and researching to understand versus looking and prodding until you've understood how it works.
As above so below.
He said “Twitter Call Sign”. He’s the greatest. 😂😂
Wow wise words there, 'If you are thinking, you are not taking action'. As an overthinker that really makes sense and I am so glad I'm hearing this.
As always great , you are a real inspiration to "men" of all backgrounds and types who want to get on despite some very serious set backs , God Bless .
He's spot on period.
Happy Independence Day Jocko, Echo, and crew! 🇺🇸💥🧨
I was flipping through the TV channels one day back 5-6 years ago b4 I cut the cord, and I just happened to stop at the very end of a Dr Phil episode, the epiloque so-to-speak, as hes wrapping it up with his final comment, I catch him basically saying, "its a tragedy to let fear stop you from doing the things in life you want to do."
Those words will haunt me forever
Oooh this one hit home for me. Thank you for the clip!!
I definitely struggle with this. Thanks for the advice. On point as always.
Start to do a little that will make u start to move and than the thoughts start to reduce, because when u do it u will learn more and take a lot of your fear of failure.. and if u fail that’s ok , now u know how not to do..
I'm going to listen to this literally every morning after I eat breakfast.
Solid advice, you can only control so much.
I never thought about Jocko thinking too much.
Needed that one today thanks..
There is an ideal amount of thinking time for each situation.
Thanks, Jocko! Just what I needed to hear!
I over think shit but not afraid. I plan for the best possible outcome
Life is decisions and consequences. Just make a decision, deal with the consequences and move on to the next. Perfection is ONLY a concept that doesn’t exist in the real world! Doesn’t mean you don’t strive for it, but can’t let the goal be also your barrier. Embrace the suck and move forward.
*Finally!* _A video that's not 240p..._
I think it's when people are feeling too much when they're thinking too much. Analyse objectivly, pick what you think is the wisest course then act. We can't always be sure we'll get it right but you can't let that paralyse you.
Just what i needed to hear right now, thanks Jocko
my personal advice at this point:listen to your belly!empathy can mostly tell you if it is a good thing to act or not!the trick is not to be tainted by fear,which means you need to know yourselfe very truely...
Jocko you are so right
I needed this
Jocko is supposed to sit on the right side though
Agreed. This is bizarro world Jocko.
Yeah, they need to fix this.
It’s about... magic!
Rain drops,the earth rotates around the sun, fire is hot...and Jocko sits right...its just how the universe functions
I noticed that right away too!!
Oooh... i needed this at this time...I overanalyze and eventually miss the opportunity...i need to move from thinking and start acting on the best information available in front of me.
Thanks Jocko.
Absolutely right. I “overthink” and end up doing nothing. It’s all fear. Taking my dads advice from when I was a kid : “no lo pienses tanto “ and just getting after it. Feels much better.
This video helped me ask a girl out that I've been wanting to ask out for months..she said yes :)
Thank you, Jocko
Bang on right here..
Crazy. I was just thinking about this.
It’s about... MAGIC!
Pure fricken genius!
This is an amazing video. Thanks tor sharing.
Even the answers are always moving forward...
Brilliant!
I love your channel Jocko. In this particular case, may be useful, if the person has a lot of fear, then that person should actually be doing something; but with more confidence, no thinking could actually be more a problem that a solution: I would balance both there, because if you don't have so much fear of the things, then the normal reaction, should be that doesn't matter the situation, you still will do. Anyway, that's just my perception, and have a nice day everyone.
For my father and I, our hyper- analytical thinking has been linked to our survival instinct. The issue being despite our creativity and intelligence, we both have depressive disorders that vail fearful and negative thoughts as practical and real. It's as if we have conveniently forgotten that we've chained a wolf outside our door to make the "wolf at the door in your head" real.
jocko u the man
“He who hesitates is lost.”
sounds simple, but you make great points. Some people are smart, but the fear of being wrong or the fear of something is holding back actions. It's simple, but profound. Like I feel like people haven't come to terms with past mistakes, and the fear of recreating them is what truly sets people back. Forgiving yourself is probably a step in the right direction, but developing that drive to push yourself forward is something everyone should get comfortable with.
thanks for service Jocko
@Mark Johhson go away
one of my friends used to say "Big dog do, small dog think"
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my TH-cam channel 2 months ago about self development. Now I have 169 subs and almost 80 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place.
Great analysis..
Overthinking a situation comes from a lack of faith in the variables at hand. It is a mental pathway built upon the unreliability of either people or objects in ones life.
Roger that Jocko. Just got your book yesterday Extreme Ownership, starting to read it now. Take care be safe. Have a great weekend!
Jocko with the wisdom
Described me very well I sit and think to much I have low opinion and afraid of what others think literally my biggest problem
Bravo!
The only thing we have to fear is anxiety itself. I have lately realised that this paraphrase of FDR is usually correct. The anxiety says there is a problem even though there are no outside factors that point to there being a problem.
Think, plan out, and quickly take action. Just like BATMAN.
Yes Sir.
Overthinking is the father of Fear.
Comm.Willink Happy 4th of July & the other narrator on the show as well.
What I got from this: Get after it
I have had this problem for such a long time. Probably because it's also a weird kind of addiction to anxiety and escaping from solving your problems. It can also feel comfortable to be anxious about problems (that we could actually fix with action), because that's the mode we have been so familiar with throughout our lives. Anxiety, self-criticism, giving up, avoiding, procrastination... These all have a highly addictive aspect, and enable each other. It takes away responsibility and gives us reason to say to ourselves _that's why we didn't make it, why we didn't flourish._ It's so sneaky and deceitful...
...What do you mean, I can actually fix my problems with action and proactive problem-solving?! 😅
Fixing these issues is only possible by taking action. It's a tough process, but it's the road to freedom, especially for guys and gals like us who stay in our own heads too often.
What I’m hearing is it’s time to call people on bullshit and lies
Agreed, the older I get the more bold I am at calling people out
You have to
You better
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