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Books by Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL commander, a bestselling author, and the host of the popular “Jocko Podcast.” For his service in the Iraq War, he was honored with the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. With fellow former SEAL Leif Babin, he has written two popular books on leadership, “Extreme Ownership” and “The Dichotomy of Leadership.” He is also the author of four books on his own, including “Discipline Equals Freedom.”

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The Dichotomy of Leadership

Jocko Willink

“The Dichotomy of Leadership” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin builds upon the principles postulated by the two in “Extreme Ownership” and offers “a new and revolutionary approach to help leaders recognize and attain the leadership balance crucial to victory.”

Book cover of Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink — critical summary review on 12min

Discipline Equals Freedom

Jocko Willink

“Discipline Equals Freedom” by former Navy SEAL Commander Jocko Willink is a self-help manual on how to overcome obstacles and reach your goals. Heavily illustrated, the book covers many topics, mostly from a theoretical standpoint in its first part (discipline, fear, procrastination, motivation, weakness), and in a much more practical manner in the second, in which you’ll find specific training, diet, and sleep regimes.

Book cover of Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink — critical summary review on 12min

Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink

Written by decorated Navy SEAL officers Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, “Extreme Ownership” elucidates, through compelling narratives, the principles that enable elite military units to emerge victorious from vicious armed conflicts – and demonstrates how to apply them in a regular business environment.

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