#197 – Jocko Willink: War, Leadership, and Discipline
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The Dichotomy of Leadership (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/36ehH7C">https://amzn.to/36ehH7C</a></p>
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(09:01) – The beauty and tragedy of war<br />
(14:35) – Soviet Union in World War II<br />
(20:54) – What makes a just war?<br />
(34:30) – Jordan Peterson<br />
(37:42) – Fear of death<br />
(41:53) – Autonomous weapons systems<br />
(53:28) – What makes a great leader?<br />
(56:15) – Elon Musk – a leadership case study<br />
(1:10:03) – Steve Jobs – a leadership case study<br />
(1:20:16) – Sundar Pichai – a leadership case study<br />
(1:27:15) – Young Jamie<br />
(1:31:23) – Discipline<br />
(1:34:15) – A day in the life of Jocko<br />
(1:40:30) – Jiu Jitsu<br />
(1:56:18) – Books</p>