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I came across a Joe Rogan video where he was discussing Jocko Willink. Jocko is a former Navy SEAL, and is one of my bigger inspirations. Anyways, the video was called "GOOD" (Link, or search: "Jocko Motivation "GOOD" (From Jocko Podcast)") and it blew me away. I wish I could have that video playing all day on a loop. The main premise of the video is to illustrate the point that when bad things happen, they are an opportunity to grow stronger than those around you, since, to paraphrase the Roman poet Horace "Adversity builds one's ability, good fortune stunts this growth." Or, another saying, "Bad times create Strong men, Strong men create Good times, Good times create Weak men, Weak men create Bad times." That is to say, when we are challenged, we tend to rise to the occasion and surprise even ourselves with our virtue, but when we aren't given responsibilities or tribulation we fail to realize our potential and instead become stagnant -- like a lake, being without weather, turns quickly into a swamp.
I don't have much more to add to the video, its only 2 minutes, but I'll end this post with something that's pretty cliche, but the reason a lot of things are cliche, remember, is because their usefulness warranted popularity. "Strength does not come from WINNING. Your Struggles Develop your Strengths." -- Arnold Schwarzenegger.
I'm not happy I developed these bad habits, but it is nice to envision that in the future I will have far more Self-Discipline and effectiveness through Good Habits than most-all of my peers. Especially the ones who have never known real failure or challenge.
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