https://slpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1399204116
reviewed by Rae C.
This is a great book if you have been reading motivation and self help books and you just want to start doing! A lot of caveats though, for the average reader.He's kind of crazy and goes off on some tangents- for example, in the middle of his (excellent) arguments for getting into Jiu jitsu, he goes off on a rant about firearms.
He uses a lot of battle and war metaphors, which can be tiresome. He recommends working out even when you have the flu. And I'd need a whole blog to get into my arguments about the so-called "paleo" diet (our early hominid ancestors were not eating bacon and butter, and fruits predate vegetables and are still a staple for peoples living in undeveloped areas).
He also says things like "some scientists say discipline declines with use" (or something like that). I can find no evidence on line of any scientists saying this, but perhaps it was something along the lines of "once you do something to the point that it becomes a habit, it's not discipline anymore" which I did find online.
The thing I loved about this book was it was just so direct and kind of like having a Navy Seal screaming at you "Just Go After It!" And "How do you get up early? Set your alarm and get up when it goes off!" And "How do you work out everyday? You just work out everyday!"
Basically, you begin to feel like you should put the book down and do some burpees and go to bed early. He's right that a lot of people spend too much time planning and not enough time just doing.
Recommended for anyone in a slump that can handle the white typeface on black pages, and the excessively macho and somewhat disturbing imagery.
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