- Accept everything just the way it is.
- Jocko: That's pretty simple and it's pretty damn powerful.
- Me: Stoic vision. Don't worry about thos things you cannot change.
- Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
- Do not under any circumstances depend on a partial feeling.
- Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
- Jocko: It's called humility.
- Be detached from desire your whole life long.
- Jocko: And that's hard to do.
- Me: Again, stoicism.
- Do not regret what you have done.
- Me: It doesn't mean to be reckless when you screw up, but to think carefully before acting to avoid regret later.
- Never be jealous.
- Jocko: Boom. By the way,
- Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
- Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.
- Jocko: We don't like complaints around here.
- Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
- Jocko: People could obey that one. Especially between the ages of 16 and 25, you solve all kinds of problems for yourself in your life.
- In all things have no preferences.
- Jocko: Think about that. Think about that. Think about of everything that you deal with on a day-to-day basis, you you you try and not have preferences.
- Be indifferent to where you live.
- Jocko: That's a tough one for me. Kind of like San Diego.
- Do not pursue the taste of good food.
- Jocko: Kind of a challenging one. >> Yes. Maybe he maybe he wasn't >> Yeah, he didn't >> around ribe eyes, >> but he was around sushi, though. So, it's I guess, you know, there's something >> in my opinion. >> But I'll tell you what, the fasting thing is I' I've been like just getting after some fasts lately. >> It sure >> feels so good. >> Yeah, >> it feels so good. And somebody asked me on Twitter the other day, do you ever not scratch an itch just to work on your discipline? And I was like, "Oh, yeah. Who doesn't do that, right?" >> But there is something cool about the fasting, the control, the discipline is is pretty cool. >> It's it's it's pretty cool to do and it feels rewarding.
- Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
- Jocko: Again, the original minimalists here. >> Yeah. >> I need to get minimalist with some of my old t-shirts. Make way for the new ones. >> I got those old t-shirts. No, I got old jiu-jitsu t-shirts from 1997. Competition. I don't want to throw that away. They got a little sentimental meaning. I want that thing. >> Yeah, I just gave you a new one, you know. Let's not get rid of that one. >> This is an interesting one.
- Do not act following customary beliefs.
- Jocko: So, here's a guy, you know, from the samurai tradition, steeped in tradition. He's like, don't act his customary beliefs. >> Yeah. >> Have an open mind. Yeah.
- Do not collect weapons or practice weapons beyond what is useful.
- Jocko: Well, some of us like weapons.
- Do not fear death.
- Jocko: That's affirmative.
- Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
- Jocko: Makes sense, right?
- Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
- Jocko: Without counting on their help. Seems like a good move.
- You may abandon your own body, but you must preserve your honor.
- Jocko: Indeed.
- Never stray from the way.
That's some incredible guides and so much of it is so simple and yet so powerful and it's from 1645. And all those rules, what they're about is they're about discipline.
