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