Tim Ferriss Quote

If you want to be tougher mentally, it is simple: Be tougher. Don’t meditate on it. These words of Jocko’s helped one listener—a drug addict—get sober after many failed attempts. The simple logic struck a chord: Being tougher was, more than anything, a decision to be tougher. It’s possible to immediately be tougher, starting with your next decision. Have trouble saying no to dessert? Be tougher. Make that your starting decision. Feeling winded? Take the stairs anyway. Ditto. It doesn’t matter how small or big you start. If you want to be tougher, be tougher.

Tim Ferriss

If you want to be tougher mentally, it is simple: Be tougher. Don’t meditate on it. These words of Jocko’s helped one listener—a drug addict—get sober after many failed attempts. The simple logic struck a chord: Being tougher was, more than anything, a decision to be tougher. It’s possible to immediately be tougher, starting with your next decision. Have trouble saying no to dessert? Be tougher. Make that your starting decision. Feeling winded? Take the stairs anyway. Ditto. It doesn’t matter how small or big you start. If you want to be tougher, be tougher.

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