Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

 自律，不是你我的敵人，而是最佳盟友。

 獲得自由的唯一方法，就是自律。

  

 　　亂吃一通，睡眠不足，意志力薄弱，做事「拖、懶、慢」。總是放不下一堆蠢事，卻忽略了最重要的事。

 　　天啊，我難道就這樣過完一生嗎？

  

 　　暢銷書《主管這樣帶人就對了》（Extreme Ownership）作者喬可‧威林克（Jocko Willink），在本書指出，紀律（discipline）絕不容許這些事情發生！

 

 　　提到「紀律」，很多人想到主管訓斥部屬，或是父母管教子女，紀律似乎伴隨著責罵或懲罰之類的負面印象。甚至一般人以為紀律等於要克制自己無法有所選擇，代表不能享受生活或失去自我。很多人把紀律當成敵人，好像遵守紀律等於失去自由。另外有一群人，貪圖當下的滿足，甚至忍不住抄捷徑。

 

 　　本書作者威林克指出，這正是問題所在，也是天大的謊言。事實上，捷徑根本是假的；輕鬆取巧純屬謊言，唯有紀律才是王道。

 

 　　威林克在書中提出贏得成功的必備法則，這是他在美國海豹部隊服役20年期間所學習的成功法則，那就是紀律。

 

 　　自高中畢業後，作者花費人生大部份時間在海豹部隊裡，從小兵一直獲提拔晉升，最後成為特種部隊指揮官，帶領部隊參與伊拉克戰爭。無論從軍或日常生活，他向來堅持自己的原則，那就是加強修練身心，以逹到成就生活中各個層面的自由。

 

 　　大部份的書籍，教人如何克服障礙和達到目標，卻沒有告訴我們，最重要的關鍵因素在於「守紀律」，也就是自律。本書作者威林克提供完整的藍圖，從制定自律的策略到克服弱點的戰術，指導我們征服「拖、懶、慢」的心魔。此外，他也特別為初學者、中階和高階者提供健身訓練的指導，甚至教導我們如何培養最好的睡眠習慣，注重飲食、克服甜食的誘惑，達到保持最佳體能、強化心智的目的。

 

 　　你管不了別人，只管得了自己，你的意志由你掌控。守紀律不但不會失去自由，而且，我們可以因此擺脫「拖、懶、慢」的擺布，避免浪費時間，比以往更強壯、更敏捷，大幅提升健康。

 

 　　跟隨書中的建議，會發現由內至外的改變，變得更強壯、更機智、更靈活和更健康，最後，你會發現找到真正屬於自己的自由。

  

 　　本文取自經濟新潮社出版《自律就是自由：輕鬆取巧純屬謊言，唯有紀律才是王道。》

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FIND YOUR WILL, FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE--AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOM

Jocko Willink's methods for success were born in the SEAL Teams, where he spent most of his adult life, enlisting after high school and rising through the ranks to become the commander of the most highly decorated special operations unit of the war in Iraq. In Discipline Equals Freedom, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Extreme Ownership describes how he lives that mantra: the mental and physical disciplines he imposes on himself in order to achieve freedom in all aspects of life. Many books offer advice on how to overcome obstacles and reach your goals--but that advice often misses the most critical ingredient: discipline. Without discipline, there will be no real progress. Discipline Equals Freedom covers it all, including strategies and tactics for conquering weakness, procrastination, and fear, and specific physical training presented in workouts for beginner, intermediate, and advanced athletes, and even the best sleep habits and food intake recommended to optimize performance.

Within these pages discover the keys to becoming stronger, smarter, faster, and healthier. There is only one way to achieve true freedom: The Way of Discipline. Read this book and find The Way.

JOCKO WILLINK was a Navy SEAL for 20 years, rising through the ranks to become the commander of Task Unit Bruiser--the most decorated Special Operations Unit of the Iraq War. After retiring, Jocko continued on the disciplined path of success, co-founding Echelon Front, a multi-million dollar leadership and management consulting company, writing the #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership, the children’s book Way of the Warrior Kid, and creating one of the top-ranking podcasts, JOCKO PODCAST.