Marc's Mission by Jocko Willink

Author:Jocko Willink
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

“You didn’t want to, but you did. That makes the difference. That’s discipline. You know, that’s what I did in college this year. When I would get a big assignment, I would work on it a little bit each day. Just for an hour or so. In a week, I had done seven hours. In two weeks, I was about done and had time to review and revise my work. Some of the other students wouldn’t start their assignments until a couple of days before they were due. Then they would be scrambling to get them done and wouldn’t be able to turn in their best work. And they would have to work fifteen hours straight on one thing—which can get boring. So that is what you do whenever you can: You break down big projects into small chunks and work on them a little bit every day.”

“It’s like cleaning my room, too.”

“Really?”

“Yes. If I clean my room every day, it only takes a few minutes each time. But when I don’t clean it for a week, all of a sudden it takes an hour to clean!”

“Exactly. Now, you’ll also have to remember that there will be times when you don’t have a choice. Sometimes you just have to focus and work on something for a long time. Like if you get a project late or something unexpected happens. One time when I was on a trip, my water heater broke, flooded my apartment, and ruined the floor. When I got home, I had to pull out the old floor and put a new one in, all before my next trip. I worked thirty-six straight hours to get that done. So even though a warrior likes to plan things out and break them down into small pieces, you don’t always get that option.”

“But if I have the option, I should plan, break it down into pieces, and do it in small chunks, right?”

“Exactly. Now, let’s go get some dinner,” Uncle Jake said.

“Okay.”

“Malt Shoppe?” he asked, knowing I would definitely want to go to my favorite restaurant.

“YES!” I said, immediately thinking of some FOOD!

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