Luna摘记 | Discipline Equals Freedom
0. 前言
书名
Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual
评分
Goodreads: 4.03/5
豆瓣：5.9/10
2017年出版，豆瓣评分很低，可能是因为看完整本书没有什么必要，只需要了解精华部分即可。
作者
Jocko Willink，美国海豹突击队队员，伊拉克战争特别行动队指挥官。
Luna 说
这本书是从一个战士的角度来讲自由的，虽然不认可美国对伊拉克发起的战争，但这本书里面提到的一些点和我产生了共鸣。
比如自律等于自由，这句话从一个崇尚自由主义的国家的人口中说出来就足以令人惊讶了。
我们需要再次审视自由这个词的真正含义，绝对的自由是否等于不受任何管束和限制？那样的自由真的能带来人类社会的进步吗？
1. 人生没有捷径
There are no shortcuts in life
人们总希望找到人生的捷径，如何快速地实现自己的目标，但是事实上，人生没有捷径，真正的自我提升是无法加速的，我们必须花时间并且有着极强的自律才行。
Real self-improvement can’t be hurried. It needs time and tons of discipline.
自律是你对抗自己头脑中那个惰性声音的法宝，那么如何成为一个自律的人呢？你的动力来自哪里呢？
Discipline comes from within – you just need to search for what drives you.
动力
你需要知道自己内心的驱动力到底是什么。对作者来说，就是和敌人对抗，所以他需要不断地锻炼，为战争做好准备，不给自己任何借口。
当战争结束之后，作者现在的动力是带着那些死去的战友的回忆好好地活下去。
He makes every second of his day count to honor their sacrifice. And to make the most of every moment, you just need to find what drives you.
如何自律？
第一条：不找借口。只有这样你才知道必须靠自己，假如你想每天锻炼，你就去练，假如你想早起，你就去早起，你必须能够用思想控制自己的行动。
Only you have power over yourself. So if you want to wake up early, do it. If you want to work out every day, do it. With a little bit of mind control, you can do anything.
第二条：承认人生是充满压力的，但人生来就可以承受巨大的压力。
Becoming better, fitter, and stronger takes work. Yes, it’s stressful – But life is stressful. And that’s OK. Humans were made to withstand incredible stress.
That’s discipline – getting some perspective, conquering what you can control, accepting what you can’t, and then getting on with it.
2. 渴望成功的野心
为什么要有野心
Discipline not only arms you against laziness, but it fuels you to succeed. It gives you purpose and clarity. You know why you’re choosing to wake up at 6:30 a.m. instead of hitting that tempting snooze button. That commitment to meet your goal every day should take the shape of aggression.
Aggression is the fire that ignites you to go after what you want. It’s a fighting attitude to use everything you have to outmaneuver and outperform your opponent. When you’re aggressive, you’re proactive – you don’t wait for your enemies to attack first.
Aggression isn’t a bad thing; it’s a character trait that drives you to win.
Make aggression your default mode.
自律是为了什么？是为了成功。
假如我们承认自己想要成功，那么就能在每天6点30起床的时候知道自己为什么要怎么做，为什么不能继续睡下去。
野心能让我们去追求我们想要的东西，能让我们利用所有身边可利用的资源去达到我们的目的，当你有野心的时候你是积极主动的，你不会去被动地等待。
野心不是一个坏的东西，它是能让你赢的品质。
你的默认模式应该是「有野心」。
你选择了你的人生
有人说，我生来就有野心，也有人说，野心是可以后天培养的。这两者都不重要，因为你最终会成为你选择的成为的人。
You ultimately become who you are based on your choices.
你是选择努力工作成为你眼中成功的样子，还是等着命运给你的安排？这是你的选择。假如你认为外部世界可以决定你的未来，这是错误的认知。
If you think that your circumstances dictate your future, that’s not true.
Nature and nurture doesn’t write your life story. You do.
失败不 OK
It’s easy to sit on the sidelines and do nothing, but discipline uses fear of failure to force you onto the front line to fight. Jocko disagrees with the sentiment that it’s OK to fail. He thinks you should be so scared of failure that you avoid it at all costs. This is the fear that keeps you thinking, striving, and pushing to be better. It’s the fear that motivates you to stay at the gym longer or put in more time at the office so you don’t lose – ever.
作者认为，你如果害怕失败，反而有动力去避免失败，只有害怕才能给你压力，去不断提高。
平庸不 OK
Along with failure, you should fear mediocrity. Specifically, fear waking up in ten days, or ten years, realizing that you’ve watched your life go by without making an impact on the world. That’s a truly scary thought that you should battle against every single day.
除了惧怕失败之外，你还应该害怕平庸。你应该害怕自己十年之后还是碌碌无为的样子，所以现在开始的每一天，你都应该去战斗。
3. 保持正确的专注力
你只有这一辈子可以活，也只有这一辈子可以活好，你会遇到很多压力，但是培养一些好的习惯可以让你成为更好的自己，你应该避免所有会拖慢你进步的步伐的事情。
不沉浸过去
首先，沉浸于过去的错误是无益的。因为每个人都会犯错，这很正常。我们也很容易沉浸于过去的错误，但是我们无法改变过去。
后悔只会让我们停下脚步，后悔唯一的用处就是能让我们下次避免再犯这个错误。
只有当下才是重要的，你应该把注意力放在现在能做的事情上。
You need to eliminate anything that stalls your progress, like dwelling on mistakes. They’re bound to happen. Everyone makes them. And though it’s easy to dwell on those mistakes, the past can’t be changed. Regret just stops progress. The only productive purpose for regret is to teach a lesson on what to do differently next time. That’s it. So let regret fuel you to learn from the past, but not live in it.
The present is the only thing that’s certain. You’ll make the most impact by turning your focus on positive action now.
Focusing on the wrong things is stopping you from being the person you could be.
专注于你的目标
自律可以驱动你成功，但是成功的定义到底是什么呢？
成功就是你想要达成的事情，每个人的定义不同；重要的是，当你知道自己的目标是什么之后，永远永远不要偏离重心。
你不能只顾眼前的、短期的利益，却忘记了自己长期的目标，你需要持续地不断地重复自己的长期目标，让它深深植入你的大脑，你可以告诉别人你的目标，写下来，你要确保自己不忘记你的目标。
更重要的是，采取行动，去实现你的目标。
Discipline drives you to success. But what exactly is success? It’s what you want to achieve. Once you’ve figured it out, don’t lose sight of it. Ever! And don’t get sidetracked with short-term goals that are fueled by instant gratification like momentary glory; these just slow down your long-term progress. Be relentless so your long-term aim becomes embedded in your mind. Let it take over your thoughts. Tell other people about it, write it down, do whatever it takes to not forget it. But most of all, take action to make it happen – now!
别犹豫（行动力）
你应该把犹豫从你的生命中剔除，在你准备做某件事和你真的开始行动之间的犹豫越少越好，你要把握机会，因为机会稍纵即逝。
Don’t hesitate. In fact, banish hesitation from your life. The scariest moment when deciding to do something is between the time you’re waiting to do it and when you’re actually doing it. The battle is won or lost in that short timeframe. That hesitation stops you from moving forward. You can only win by acting before hesitation takes hold and hands your opportunity to your competitors.
没有什么能阻拦你
不沉浸于过去、专注目标、不犹豫，这三个建议都是为了减少你行动的阻力，你不能被恐惧支配，即使你害怕，也必须去面对，去承担，去成为一个领导者。
你要站着，勇敢地去战斗，面对自己的恐惧。
The idea is to always push forward without letting anything stop you, especially fear. You’re faced with fear many times a day. But what are you going to do? Quit and run away? Or will you choose to absorb the most impact, pain, and stress? No, you should lead! Choose to be the person with the broadest shoulders to carry others with you.
For you, it’s being the leader who’s not afraid to stand and fight!
4. 一些其他的建议
There are two crucial everyday habits that everyone should start ASAP: a rigorous exercise routine and good sleeping habits.
早起
成年人每天只需要7小时的睡眠，假如你11点睡觉，6点就应该起床。
如果你晚上睡不着，可以尝试关掉电子设备、读书、做运动、比平时起的更早以调整自己的生物钟。
Conquer your mornings, and you’ll conquer the competition.
每天锻炼
不管你练什么，练就对了，动起来就对了。
你可以在家里搞一个健身区，购置「pull-up bar」、「gymnastic rings」、「squat rack」这三样东西就够了。
如果你受伤了，可以练其他部位，如果你需要休息，可以休息，但是你要用那段时间去做其他能够提高你技能的事情，因为人生如逆水行舟，不进则退。
All exercise is equally valuable.
What matters is that you’re doing something, whether that’s stretching, walking, lifting weights, swimming, or playing a game of basketball. Exercise doesn’t need to be complicated or proven by some science-driven methodology. You just need to move your body.
5. 结语
印象比较深的几个点：
- 人生来就可以对抗压力，抗压能力非常重要，不能在关键时候掉链子；
- 保持成功的野心，不找借口，失败不OK，平庸也不OK，要活出自己最好的样子，不枉费这一生；
- 保持专注，不过多感怀过去，学习经验教训即可，确立了目标就去做，不要犹豫，并且时刻提醒自己要把注意力放在长期目标上，不要被一些短期的事情分散了注意力。
最后，有目标很好，但这只是第一步；接着你要不断地问自己，我能为完成这个目标做什么，我做了什么，我是否能用行动达到我的野心。
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