Jocko Explains How to Get Better Sleep - Jocko Willink

Jocko doesn't sleep he tactically recharges.

Jocko: if your mind is still active, READ. Reading is relaxing. Also Jocko: "On the Island, the dead bodies were piling up"

I'm watching this instead of going to sleep. But then I'm going to sleep. Saving the Nathan and Gabe Show until tomorrow.

This is a true story: when I was in high school, I used to be a hardcore gamer. Constantly staying up late to about 1 or 2 AM playing games. I'd be tired the next day and sleep in class all the time and got known for doing so. Well, during my senior year I had a seizure. Out of nowhere, I remember sitting at my desk one minute and waking up in a hospital the next. My doctor literally told me that it was because of a lack of sleep. My family has no history of epilepsy... Young people out here, PLEASE GET YOUR 7+ HOURS OF SLEEP!!!

Another Tip: Don't try to go to sleep. Trying to go to sleep, by its very nature, as long as you are trying, you are failing. unless you take pills or a good meditator, you don't actively go to sleep. Sleep passively happens to you when you relax enough.

The thing about people who need less sleep is that their ideal is 6 hours. So them getting 4 hours of sleep is the equivalent of some people getting 6 hours. NO-ONE functions optimally with 2-3 hours of sleep. Trust me, I have a PhD in broscience.

"EARLY TO BED, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."

“GO TO BED EARLIER” there’s no other way to best put this phrase.

I swear Jocko knows what im struggling with right as im struggling with it

This man really dropped the “get sleep” video at 2am thanks Obama

Jocko: "It's not like I'm trying to get less sleep, it just doesn't happen." Also Jocko: "I don't give in to the temptation of sleeping in."

Jocko so angry, he begins reading from his book lol

This is awesome. I’m so glad Jocko and other self-help people acknowledge sleep is absolutely essential.

I went to sleep at 9 PM and woke up at 4 am to watch this. Was gonna catch another hour before work but now I'm IN THE GAME AND THE WORLD IS MINE

watching this at 2am when I have to be up in 5 hours for work. good timing

Sleep 4.5, 6, 7.5 or 9 hours. This will help you as the human sleep cycle is 90 min. If you wake up when the cycle is over you will see the difference. For those of you who want to know, the avarage amount of cycles a human has a night is 5 which is 7.5 hours of sleep. If anyone is still reading this than make sure you find your ideal amount of cycles.

Jocko's bed makes itself, out of respect.

Love the new Discipline Equals Freedom !!! I’m definitely a speed sleeper & it’s legit... thank you both for your awesome podcast!

Jocko’s teenage daughter is sleeping on Saturday morning and he’s like “This weakness get up and get after it.”

Jocko is the reason why I'm alive today! Thank you brother!