#197 – Jocko Willink: War, Leadership, and Discipline

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Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL, co-author of Extreme Ownership, and host of Jocko Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:01) – The beauty and tragedy of war
(14:35) – Soviet Union in World War II
(20:54) – What makes a just war?
(34:30) – Jordan Peterson
(37:42) – Fear of death
(41:53) – Autonomous weapons systems
(53:28) – What makes a great leader?
(56:15) – Elon Musk – a leadership case study
(1:10:03) – Steve Jobs – a leadership case study
(1:20:16) – Sundar Pichai – a leadership case study
(1:27:15) – Young Jamie
(1:31:23) – Discipline
(1:34:15) – A day in the life of Jocko
(1:40:30) – Jiu Jitsu
(1:56:18) – Books

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