Can’t Hurt Me
by David Goggins
Goggins' memoir of transforming himself from an abused, overweight young man into a Navy SEAL and ultra-endurance athlete is brutal in detail and relentless in message: you are capable of far more than you believe. The 'forty percent rule' and the 'accountability mirror' are the practical core. It contains strong language and hard material.
Read it if…
you have been coddling yourself and know it, and want a voice that will not.
Skip it if…
you are already hard on yourself; this book will not help, and may harm.
Three things you will actually use
- Callous the mind with small daily discomforts you choose.
- Keep a cookie jar of past wins for hard moments.
- When you think you are done, you are at forty percent.
Do this first
Write your real shortcomings on sticky notes, put them on the mirror and address one this week.
Our verdict
Raw and extreme; powerful for the right reader, counterproductive for the wrong one.
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