Jocko Willink
Retired Navy SEAL officer · Jocko Podcast
Retired Navy SEAL officer, co-author of Extreme Ownership and host of the Jocko Podcast. His method is a strict daily routine: fixed early wake time, daily training, jiu-jitsu, and after-action reviews of anything that went wrong. He posts a photo of his watch at 4:30am most mornings.
- Entries
- 17
- Does
- 13
- Recommends
- 3
- Discusses
- 1
Books
2 books in this stack
- BookRecommends$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Extreme Ownership
Leaders own every outcome in their world, including the ones they did not cause. His own leadership book builds on that principle.
Source: jocko.com: booksView item: Extreme OwnershipOn record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it, 1 has discussed it - BookRecommends$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Discipline Equals Freedom
Short field manual of his own: getting up, training and acting regardless of how you feel about it.
Source: jocko.com: booksView item: Discipline Equals FreedomOn record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it
Supplements
2 supplements in this stack
- SupplementDoes it$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Protein powder
Shakes around training, a straightforward way to hit a daily protein target.
Source: Jocko PodcastView item: Protein powderOn record from 18 of 62 tracked people: 13 do it, 3 recommend it, 2 have discussed it - SupplementDiscusses$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Caffeine
Tea rather than coffee, and he says he does not normally take caffeine; caffeinated drinks were saved for long patrols.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #107 transcriptView item: CaffeineOn record from 14 of 62 tracked people: 10 do it, 1 recommends it, 3 have discussed it
Gear
1 piece of gear in this stack
- GearDoes it$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Kettlebell
Kettlebells live in his home gym for swings, carries and presses; he favors equipment that works anywhere.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #107 transcriptView item: KettlebellOn record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 2 recommend it, 1 has discussed it
Protocols
9 entriesStructured routines and practices with a defined method.
Pull-ups, press-ups, dips, deadlifts and squats, first thing every morning: fixed infrastructure rather than something to be motivated for.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #107 transcriptDiscipline as much as recovery: cold showers and cold water immersion.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #395 transcriptMeat, eggs and vegetables in a simple, repetitive high-protein diet, with minimal decisions involved.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #107 transcriptHunger does not arrive until mid-morning, and he eats in a compressed window most days, framing it as simplicity rather than a metabolic protocol.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #107 transcriptWake time is fixed every day, weekends included, and bedtime is what moves rather than the alarm.
Source: Discipline Equals FreedomMobility work daily, treated as the price of continuing to train hard and grapple in his fifties.
Source: Jocko PodcastBlack belt, training and teaching regularly, and he describes grappling as the most honest feedback loop available.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #275 transcriptRucks with a 75 to 85 pound pack as conditioning that carries over directly to real-world capability.
Source: Business Insider interview, syndicated by AOLHe advocates blameless debriefs of what was supposed to happen versus what did. Teams, or your own week. Same either way.
Source: Echelon Front: The Debrief course
Habits
3 entriesRecurring behaviors recorded in public statements.
History and military accounts, constantly, and much of the podcast is built directly around books he is working through.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #107 transcriptAsked directly whether he drinks alcohol, he says no. He does not drink, and orders water at a bar.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #107 transcript4:30am every day, with a photo of his watch at that hour posted for years as a public accountability device.
Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #275 transcript
In their own words
Checked word for word against the linked source
“Okay, I’m definitely a believer in contrast baths, if you know what that is. Contrast baths are going from hot to cold. … Do I believe in cold and heat therapy? Yes. I have a jacuzzi at my house and I have an ice bath at my house.”
The Tim Ferriss Show #395 transcript (opens in a new tab) · 25 Nov 2019 “Stage your workout clothes so you don’t even have to think about them when you get up. Write down a list of things you need to accomplish the next day. Set your alarm clock for 4:30 a.m. and go to sleep. When the alarm clock goes off, get up.”
The Tim Ferriss Show #275 transcript (opens in a new tab) · 2 Feb 2018 On Early rising
“I talk a lot about jiu-jitsu, which I think is the best base to have for martial arts.”
The Tim Ferriss Show #275 transcript (opens in a new tab) · 2 Feb 2018
Episodes from the feed
Show archive, Jocko Podcast (opens in a new tab)Last fetched . A title without a link is an episode the feed publishes no page of its own for.
- Jocko Underground: The Guy Who Called Out Rener Gracie's Purple Belts and Got Embarrassed. (opens in a new tab) · 21m
- 556: The World Belongs to the Brazen and The Brave. (opens in a new tab) · 1h 21m
- 555: The Nature Of Man Is War (opens in a new tab) · 1h 30m
- Jocko Underground: The Safety Protocol for Your Kids When They're On Their Own. (opens in a new tab) · 12m
- 554: Maximum Efficiency On The Front Lines of Battle and Life (opens in a new tab) · 1h 45m
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