Guide to Waking Up Early - Staying Alert and Keeping the Peace - Jocko Willink

I really think Jocko needs to make his own clock, he can call it the Jocko-Clock. Instead of an alarm sound, its just Jocko telling you to wake up, and his tone starts with him speaking in a whisper tone, and progresses to him screaming to get up. $49.99.

Jocko doesn't read books, he stares at them till they give him the information he wants.

Jocko gets up at 4:30 in order to go out to give the sun permission rise

Used Iron Swan as an alarm, Didn't grab it before 55 seconds. My wife left and took the kids and said the dog shouldn't stay with me any longer either

Iron Swan and Repeat Process just got 100’s of unexplained hits.

"Food is for the weak", "go to sleep early"....

Me: watching Jocko at 1am while eating cheesecake... No factor.

1. Get an escalating alarm or set your alarm to a progressively louder song (Jocko recommends Iron Swan by The Sword)
2. Set your gear the night before. If you sleep with someone, get ready in another room to avoid waking them up.
3. Check your diet. Avoid carbs and sugar spikes.
4. Start working out before having caffeine.
5. Power naps. 6-8 minutes with feet elevated.
6. Get the blood flowing. Bang out 10 pushups, burpees etc.
7. Go to bed early. Go rest when you are tired, don't stay on your phone or on the Internet. Read a book to help you falling asleep.

Every morning is a Splinter Cell mission.

"I want to be stressed. I want to be tired"

Hes obviously the terminator dying to feel human.

If ever there Is a proper Doom movie, Jocko should be cast to play the Doomslayer

Wait, so Jocko actively makes his life more difficult so that he feels the struggle more? Love it—this guy is something else.

I struggled to wake up early for years. It wasn’t until recently I found a solution that works. We all have hobbies or things we want to do but we put them off because more important things take precedence. One for me is video games. I like playing video games but I’m a grown man with responsibilities. How can I justify playing video games when I’ve got a long list of productive things to do? It seems like a waste of time. But then I sleep in for hours and waste even more time than I would’ve spent playing. So I’ve been getting up at 4 am everyday, playing video games for an hour, and then going on with my day. Yeah I might have “wasted” an hour playing games but now I’m up. I gained several hours I would’ve otherwise spent sleeping that I can now do more productive things. I do it every day so my mind knows first thing in the morning it’s gonna get that reward and it makes it easier to get up. Maybe it’s weak minded, but hey, it’s better than sleeping in. Also once you start waking up early you start getting tired earlier in the evening and it’s easier to go to bed on time and the cycle continues. Makes the habit easier.

Regular civilian: What should I do Jocko

Jocko: Don't eat or sleep

Regular civilian: Got it!

The 72-Hour fast usually happens to me before pay day. I guess i’ve been a mini Jocko without knowing it 😂

Every thing this guy does has a tactical tone to it 😂

When i was in the military i used let the bodies hit the floor. The one time I didn't get up in time and it made it pass the whispering. Spousal adversary at 0430

I had to seriously simplify my life to be able to get up early enough. I made a list of what I needed to do in a day/week. I put it in order of importance. 8 hours of sleep, workout, 8 hours of work, etc. When I ran out of time... that stuff got farmed out to my family members or I got rid of it - cuz it obviously wasn't important enough. But I know that I want to get my work out in before my work, so I have to get up at 4 AM, do a 30-minute scripture study/meditation, then I can work out. So I know I have to get up at 4 AM, to get 8 hours of sleep - that means 8 PM. So I'm up from 4 AM to 8PM. Everything has to happen in that window. The end. No arguments. That has saved me.

Falling asleep during the day?

Jocko: 8 minute nap

Me: What time should I get up?

Jocko: Yes

54 years old, in law-enforcement and a SWAT member… And I can tell you that my absolute best days and mornings are before hits. The night before setting out all the gear knowing I have to be quiet so I don’t wake the spouse, out the door by 0400 and ready to hit the door by 0600. Most alert days ever even though it starts out very quiet and peaceful it is absolutely focused. Great podcast keep them coming