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Oct. 30, 2020 - Dennis Prager Show
02:15
Jocko Willink: What do Elite Warriors and Elite Guitarists Have in Common?
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seal host of the popular jocko podcast i'm just going to take a couple more minutes and i think uh i'd like to do an hour with you if that's okay in a future date because uh i'm i've got a lot always sounds good to me dennis appreciate it thank you it's important people hear what you have to say to Discipline equals freedom is the name of the book and it should be given to every young person.
And if they're really young, in other words, teenager, early or preteen, even might want to read it out loud and then discuss it with them.
I want to give one example of discipline equals freedom.
I'm into classical music, as my listeners know.
So when I watch a great violinist or great pianist, I think, wow, they have ultimate freedom.
They can play that instrument.
I can't.
So, how did they get there?
How did they get the freedom to play?
And the answer is discipline.
A guy once has an old joke.
How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
Answer.
Practice.
Yes, I've used a similar example.
I like rock and roll.
And the guitarist from Led Zeppelin, a guy by the name of Jimmy Page, he was a studio musician for years.
And he just played one exact note for note when he was told to play.
And he played all the time in that mode.
And by the time he got into the rock and roll band Led Zeppelin, he had complete freedom to make that guitar sound how he wanted it to sound because he had the discipline.
Exactly.
It's exactly the same as mine, just a different form of music.
That's exactly right.
All right, my friend.
We're going to do an hour together.
I'm so crazy about the book, I just wanted to, in this very urgent time, take time out to tell people about it.
Discipline equals freedom.
Jocko will talk soon.
Thanks, Dennis.
Appreciate it.
You, my friend, to say the least, have earned it.
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