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Mastery (2012) by Robert Greene

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Overview of “Mastery”

A very brief description of “Mastery”

Through the stories of dozens of highly successful famous people in many different fields, Greene has put together a powerful program teaching us how to achieve mastery in one's life. Mastery can be thought of as the unique way each of us can fully actualize our potential for greatness and enjoy a fulfilling life.

What Greene sets out to do / Purpose of the book

Greene's overarching thesis is to challenge the conventional notion of "genius" as a genetic gift bestowed upon a handful of individuals. He believes "genius" is acquirable, and all masters, regardless of intrinsic ability, go through roughly the same process on their path towards mastery.

The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit most

People who love history

People who love stories of success and accomplishment

People who enjoy having their ass kicked (in a good way)

People who want to become more powerful, more successful and happier

People who want to hear a self-help book that shares truth - not fluff

Who probably WON’T like this book?

People who need to believe that all the great accomplishments in our history were from superhuman “geniuses”...so they don’t have to take responsibility for their own lives

People who want a easy, feel-good self-help book that won’t require them to make any real changes to their lives

Lazy people (seriously, 7 years to get good at something??? BS!)

Creationists

How does this book specifically benefit Men? 

In the modern era, regular men are at a disadvantage because they’re easy to control. If you don’t set yourself apart it’s easy to become manipulated and jerked around by the powerful influence of culture, industry, political groups, media, our employers, our neighbors and even our friends and family. Mastery provides a road map for men to find their individuality. As leaders in our families and our communities it’s critical for Men to know who we are, what we’re passionate about and where we’re going in our lives!

Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it?

Easy to read, but NOT easy to implement! Also it’s going to take some time to digest the material in the book. Think about this more like a textbook for a class and less like the traditional self-help book.

354 pages, Audiobook: 16 hrs, 9mins

What are the overall book reviews?Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?

Amazon Books: 7385 Ratings - 4.7 Stars

Kindle Ranking:

#23 in Social Psychology & Interactions

#27 in Motivational Business Management

#99 in Motivational Self-Help

Audible: 12,154, 4.7 stars

Ranking:

#8 in Social Psychology

#16 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement

#493 out of All Audible Books

Book-To-Movie Translation 

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Bio of Robert Greene

Grew up in Los Angeles. Attended UC Berkeley and finished in University of Wisconsin with a degree in Classical Studies (aka Liberal Arts + English). 

He estimates he had “80 jobs before becoming an author,” including construction worker, translator, magazine editor, and Hollywood movie writer.

Influenced to write 48 Laws while working in Hollywood, watching the power plays at work around him every day.

Arguably the single most popular author for Rap Artists. He’s been endorsed by: Jay-Z, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Drake and many others. Jay-Z, Kanye and Busta Rhymes have written songs about the 48 Laws. 

Greene can speak five languages and is a stude

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Intro: You’re Going To Lose. Again. And Again. And Again.

We discussed it last time. Yeah it sucks. Yeah it’s a fact. Gotta accept it if we’re going to live in the real world.

What We Tell Ourselves After We Fail

Post-failure self talk determines your direction

Are you a loser? Do you fundamentally not have what it takes? Are you not smart enough, talented enough, strong enough, courageous enough, creative enough - to actually get the W?

Are you really not cut out for this? Maybe you should give up…

Honestly, what shitty things do you tell yourself after you fail?

All the things…the horrible things…we say to ourselves

The wrong lessons

Why We’re So Hard On Ourselves After Failing

Often the wrong lessons come from our childhood

Parents can be harsh, manipulative or just plain mean to us when we fail

Teachers can crush our spirits and limit our belief in ourselves

Classmates can be abusive and bully us

Other family members and community can be snide, callous or even cruel

Can be from adult failures

So we slowly learn, over time, that whenever we fail, it’s really, really BAD.

May be from traumas

Divorce, injury, bad girlfriends, fired at work, 

BUT WE CAN REWRITE OUR SCRIPTS!

Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose Learn 

Question: When a highly successful person fails or makes a mistake, what do they do afterwards? How do they learn the right lesson instead of the wrong lesson?

Examples:

Temple Grandin

Growing up autistic, with overwhelming fear, constant sensory overload and problems interacting with people -> Becoming a world-class animal behaviorist, one of the leading authorities on cattle behavior and helping to create dozens of improvements to humanely raising and slaughtering cattle, and the most famous autistic scientist to study and research autism (that is to say, from “inside” the condition)

How did Grandin turn her failure into success?

Daniel Everett (with the Piraha people in Amazon)

Years spent with a dangerous Amazon tribe trying - and failing - to translate the most difficult language on earth -> Eventual success after transforming himself, his world view, his beliefs about culture (and even his belief in God)

How did Everett turn his failure into success?

Freddie Roach

Failure as a boxer - had some good bouts and a solid performance at the beginning of his career but started to fall apart physically and never became famous -> Tremendous success as one of the most winning boxing trainers in history - training superstars like: Manny Pacquiao (8 World titles), Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, Oscar De La and even Mike Tyson! - Also trained MMA greats Georges St. Pierre, Tito Ortiz and Anderson De Silva (among others)

How did Roach turn his failure into success?

How Do We Stop Learning the WRONG Lessons and Start Learning the RIGHT Lessons?

Step 1. Accept Your Failure (and the pain!)

Yeah you screwed up. It sucks. It hurts. That's okay. It's part of the process.

Step 2. Become Aware of Your Natural Negative Response To Failure

Pay attention to the negative tapes/stories/beliefs playing in your head after you fucked up

Step 3. Figure Out the Truth of the Situation

Don’t lie to yourself or others.

Step 4. Choose a Positive, Productive Response To Failure

Think of some positive, success-oriented tapes you could play instead that will help you to accomplish your goal

For example:

How can I use this experi

The Sea Wolf (1904) by Jack London

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Overview of “The Sea Wolf”

A very brief description of “The Sea Wolf”

Gentleman narrator, Humphrey Van Weyden is pitted against amoral sea captain, Wolf Larsen. The novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Francisco Bay, and plucked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. Pressed into service as a cabin boy by the ruthless captain, Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a brutal shipboard drama. Larsen's increasingly violent abuse of the crew fuels a mounting tension that ends in a battle to the death between two opposing philosophies: romantic idealism and cold, brutal materialism

What London sets out to do / Purpose of the book

Hailed by critics as one of the greatest sea stories ever written, this rousing adventure offers a fascinating combination of gritty realism and brilliant and beautiful writing. Jack London began his career at sea, and his shipboard experiences give The Sea-Wolf a powerful and magnetic authenticity.

The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit most

People who love adventure stories (esp old-time adventure)

People who love philosophy and intellectual challenge

People who enjoy the ocean and sailing

People who want beautiful writing

People - esp men - who have been raised as weak men and want to become stronger

Who probably WON’T like this book?

Anyone who needs a constant, driving plot (there’s lots of plot breaks for philosophical discussion and argumentation)

Anyone who doesn’t like the dictionary (seriously, you’re going to need to look up a LOT of words, esp maritime language like halyards, poop deck, mainstays, sheets, flying jib, etc, etc)

Anyone who has ADD (going to take some work to read this)

Matt

How does this book specifically benefit Men? 

The Sea Wolf is about how Humphrey Van Weyden, a rich gentleman who lived a life of ease, comfort and luxury, is thrust into the harsh reality of life at sea. Hump quickly learns that for the first time in his life he must develop his strength, skill and wits - or he will not survive.

Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it?

The story itself is easy enough to follow but the language is over 100 years old and reads like it. As we mentioned earlier, having a dictionary (and wikipedia) available nearby will be useful.

256 pages, Audiobook: 11 hrs, 21mins

What are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?

Amazon Books: Unknown ratings (Multiple versions over 100yrs), 4.5 stars avg

Ranking: N/A

Audible: 764, 4.6 stars

Ranking: N/A

Book-To-Movie Translation 

At least a dozen movie or TV versions of "The Sea Wolf" have been produced over the last 100 years.

Bio of Jack London

John Griffith London (1/12/1876 – 11/22/1916)

American novelist, journalist and social activist. 

A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing.

At 13 years old he worked 12-18 hour days at a cannery. Soon after he left and became on oyster pirate and ended up earning his own boat. After his ship was disabled he signed on a Japanese sealing schooner for the next two years. Then he rode the rails as a hobo for a year and traveled back and forth across the US….All this before he was 20 years old!!

Sailed up to Alaska and worked in the Klondike as a miner where he got inspiration for his novels The Call of the Wild and White

Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within (2022) by David Goggins (with Adam Skolnick)

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Overview of “Never Finished”

A very brief description of “Never Finished”

Can’t Hurt Me, David Goggins’ hit memoir, demonstrated how much untapped ability we all have - but it was merely an introduction to the power of the mind. In Never Finished, Goggins takes you inside his Mental Lab, where he developed the philosophy, psychology, and strategies that enabled him to learn that what he thought was his limit was only his beginning and that the quest for greatness is unending.

What Goggins sets out to do / Purpose of the book

The stories and lessons in this memoir offer the listener a blueprint they can use to climb from the bottom of the barrel into a whole new stratosphere that once seemed unattainable. Whether you feel off-course in life, are looking to maximize your potential, or drain your soul to break through your so-called glass ceiling, this book will help you get there

The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit most

People who love “Can’t Hurt Me”

People who are fascinated with the creation of Navy SEALs

People who want to understand how normal people do “impossible” things

People who want a more humanized, complete version of David Goggins

People who want to turn their dark past into a beautiful future

Who probably WON’T like this book?

Anyone who can’t stand explicit language

How does this book specifically benefit Men? 

In Can’t Hurt Me, Goggins gave men a blueprint on how they can learn to accomplish spectacular things - but it sacrificed many elements of a more well-rounded life. In Never Finished Goggins teaches new lessons on how men can balance epic performance with leadership, family, compassion and inner peace

Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it?

The book is easy reading but content-wise it’s brutal and will trigger everyone who reads it (probably in multiple different ways)

299 pages, Audiobook is 11 hours

NOTE: Like ‘Cant Hurt Me,’ the audio version of ‘Never Finished’ adds 3 hours of live Podcast conversation (including an incredibly powerful interview with David and his mother). We HIGHLY recommend you get the audiobook version and then if you love it get the paperback/kindle as an addition so you can look at the photos and get other insider details on Goggin’s life.

What are the overall book reviews?Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?

All Amazon Books: 2,790 ratings, 4.9 stars

Currently #3 in All Amazon Books

#5 in Motivational Self-Help (Kindle Store)

#5 in Personal Transformation

#12 in Memoirs (Kindle Store)

Audible: 17,533 ratings, 4.9 stars

Currently #4 in All Audible Books 

#1 in Motivational Self-Help (Books)

#2 in Personal Success

Book-To-Movie Translation 

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Bio of David Goggins

David Goggins (born February 17, 1975) is an American ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, public speaker, and author. He is a retired United States Navy SEAL member who served in the Iraq War as well as an Army Ranger.

Grew up in home with an incredibly abusive father who regularly beat the entire family 

Lost over 100lbs in three months to get accepted into Navy SEAL training

Attempted Navy SEAL ‘Hell Week’ 3 times - first two times he failed before finally succeeding

Has competed in hundreds of ultra-endurance events - including Badwater 135, Moab 240, Furnace Creek 508, Ultraman and many others - and has won several.

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Matt and Jay discuss why we suck at losing, how to get better at it and why embracing failure will make you a bigger winner than ever!

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Intro: Losing Sucks!

Losing sucks - Failure sucks

And we’re not good at it. Esp as Americans.

Tom Brady falling apart this year

Which is sad

List of famous failures

Abraham Lincoln

Defeated in his run for state legislature (1832), failed in business (1833), had a nervous breakdown (1836), was defeated in his bid for congress (1843), defeated for US senator (1854), defeated as vice presidential candidate (1856) and defeated again as US senator (1858) before finally becoming president (1860) and then was murdered – but he also galvanized the country, abolished slavery and changed the course of US history!

Widely considered one of the - if not THE - best US president

Michael Jordan after switching to baseball (big failure in baseball)

Michael had won 3 NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls, 3 league MVP titles and was considered the best player in the league…THEN he switched to baseball

Motivated by his father’s death and his dad’s dream for him to become a baseball player, Jordan joined the White Sox…and he was terrible. Never even played a major league game.

After two seasons Jordan sucked it up, admitted he was crap at baseball and went back to the NBA…

…and won 3 more championships! He is now considered the greatest basketball player of all time (Sorry you LeBron fans!)

Tiger Woods

Once considered to be the world's greatest golfer - winner of 14 majors titles in golf - Woods was involved in multiple scandals, major back injuries, family disintegration and a mental meltdown. Once #1 in the world, by 2017 Tiger had dropped to 1,199th. Starting the 2018 season, at age 42, after having gone through four back surgeries, including spinal fusion, the question was not whether Tiger could drive a golf ball 300+ yards, but whether he could ever again swing a club again without debilitating pain. He got off to a slow start in 2018, but then began to gather momentum. He almost won the 2018 PGA Championship, finishing second with his best-ever final round score in a major. Then, in what seems like a miracle, or perhaps a fairytale, Tiger did the impossible and came back to win the 2019 Masters for his 15th major title. 

Muhammad Ali

Ali had been on the top of the boxing world. In 1960 he won an Olympic gold medal and over the next few years he built his reputation and skill and in 1965 he won the heavyweight championship of the world, in a stunning upset over the seemingly invincible Sonny Liston. But in 1967, after refusing to serve in the US military due to his objections to the Vietnam War, Ali was stripped of his world championship belt and his boxing license. He was convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison, and fined $10,000. Although Ali did not serve time, he would not be allowed to fight again until 1970. Ali had been robbed of his prime years and he lost his 1971 bid for the heavyweight crown to Joe Frazier. In 1973 he lost a fight to Ken Norton in which his jaw was broken. He appeared to be washed-up a has-been. But then in quick succession Ali won rematches with Norton and Frazier, earning him the "right" to be knocked out by the reigning heavyweight champion, the hulking George Foreman. But in the celebrated "Rumble in the Jungle" a middle-aged Ali rallied to defeat Foreman and suddenly he was back on top of the boxing world again. Ali would go undefeated until 1978. By the time he retired, Ali was not only the most famous boxer on the planet, but the most famous athlete and probably the most-recognized human being around the world.

The Terminal List (2018) by Jack Carr

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Overview of “The Terminal List”

A very brief description of “The Terminal List”(4 minutes) 00:00-04:00

On his last combat deployment, Navy Seal James Reece’s entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush. When Reece discovers this was not an act of war by a foreign enemy but a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of US government, he applies the lessons that he’s learned in over a decade of constant warfare to avenging the deaths of his family and teammates. 

What Carr sets out to do / Purpose of the book

This is a revenge tale, pure and simple. Reece becomes the angel of death and the tragedy that happens gives him just cause to transcend all laws and do whatever it takes to bring every corrupt individual to justice.

The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit most

People who love the military - esp. Navy SEALs

People who love details in their stories

People who love a good muscular thriller

People who enjoy blood and action

People who are angry and want some vicarious violence upon their enemies

Who probably WON’T like this book?

People who can’t handle a protagonist without mercy

People who have done bad things themselves and would be terrified of someone like Carr

People who don’t like strong, explicit violence

People who are triggered by the phrase “AR-15”

How does this book specifically benefit Men? 

As a man, you always need to think about how to protect your family and friends. This book will also challenge you to answer the question “What would you do if someone killed them”?

Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? (1 minute) 04:00-05:00

The book is easy reading – assuming you’re okay with brutal violence

414 pages, Audiobook is 12 hours but you can definitely speed that up

What are the overall book reviews?Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?

All Amazon Books: 22,572 ratings, 4.7 stars

 #3,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

#64 in Political Thrillers (Books)

#85 in Espionage Thrillers (Books)

Audible: 50,392 ratings, 4.8 stars

#1 in Espionage Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

#1 in Political Thrillers (Audible Books)

Book-To-Movie Translation 

Amazon show “The Terminal List” - Season 1 is out now and it’s good!

Bio of Jack Carr

Official Bio from his website:

Jack Carr led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper, to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon commander practicing counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, to commanding a Special Operations Task Unit in southern Iraq throughout the tumultuous drawdown of U.S. Forces.

HOWEVER…The truth is a little more interesting

Jack Carr is actually a pseudonym for TWO writers: Retired Navy Seal George Petersen and Keith Wood, a lawyer, novelist and journalist writes for Guns and Ammo, Forbes, American Rifleman, Shooting Illustrated, Fortune and more

As far as we can tell at least the first book in the series was co-written by Peterson and Wood and possibly several more, however Peterson has become the face of “Jack Carr” and conducts all media interviews with no mention of Wood

There is a 2019 lawsuit between the two men over ownership and credit of the “Jack Carr” brand

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Matt and Jay discuss why moving your home (and change in general) is so hard, why you should look forward to it, and how to do it the right way!

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Intro: Moving Your Home SUCKS

Of the 43 items on the Holmes and Rahe Stress test, moving your home includes at least 10 (and often many more) of the items on that list

The odds of you getting sick purely as a result of high levels of stress either during or after a move are very high!

Some studies show that more than 50% of people don’t move even though they’re unhappy where they are simply because it’s too stressful

One recent study shows that Moving Your Home is more stressful than

Relationship breakdown

Starting a new job 

Or even divorce! (Although that probably depends on how much you hate your spouse)

Reasons Why Moving Your Home Is So Hard

You have to move your whole life

You have to go through everything you own, one piece at a time

Then you have to pack it up, put in in the truck, drive it, take it out of the truck, take it up and down stairs, then unpack it (or have a mover do it all)

You’re hardwired to resist change

Habits are hard to make and then they’re hard to break

Moving your home requires breaking MANY habits in a very short period of time

You have to make lots and lots and LOTS of decisions

Where to live (price, amenities, neighborhood, neighbors, landlords for renters, escrow and negotiating for buyers, condition of house, how badly did they lie/conceal issues?, etc, etc)

Where to work (hopefully you have a job nearby already)

Saying goodbye to your old friends

The challenges of meeting new people

Where is all the new stuff you need to survive? (Grocery stores, supply stores, schools, restaurants, parks, good parts of town/bad parts of town, etc)

Moving your home is EXPENSIVE

Rent truck, packing, first & last month’s rent/deposit on new home, new furniture, things for the new place, storage, movers (or favors owed to friends), insurance, broken things, 

Feeling Out of Control

Lots of random things happen that you can’t control

Flat tires, movers quitting, weather is super hot/cold, your back goes out, 

Mistakes that you will make

Bad planning, missed details, things forgotten, 

Your timeline is at the mercy of other people and circumstances

People don’t return calls. People forget. You’re put “in a cue” in a computer somewhere. 

Shit WILL Go Sideways

Things will go wrong. Count on it.

Ie. In my case, my good buddy who was going to fly down to San Diego and help me move - his dad died just a couple days ago. Super Sad. His dad was a great guy. So not only will he not be able to help me move, I’ll be heading up to Northern California for the funeral instead of moving on the weekend I had scheduled and now I have to juggle a bunch of stuff around. That’s how things are when you move. Unforeseen problems WILL HAPPEN. That’s the nature of the beast.

How to Cope with the Difficult Parts of Moving Your Home

Expect they’ll be difficult

Save a bunch of money (much more than you think you’ll need)

Take a lot of extra time (schedule at least 2x what you think you’ll need)

Get help (friends, family, movers, other pros)

Take breaks

Keep your body loose and stretched out (most people get injured moving!)

The Hard-but-Great Things About Moving Your Home

New experiences

New, cool place to live (or, if it’s a fixer-upper, the opportunity to create one)

New friends

Opportunity to declutter!

The better you are at moving, the better you are at travel

And travel is one of the few things that ALWAYS improves your life

The unkn

Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae (1998) by Steven Pressfield

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Overview of “Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae”

A very brief description of “Gates of Fire” At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, 300 Spartan soldiers engaged in a suicide mission - to save their country they must hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army. Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces and eventually overcome the world’s most powerful empire. This is the story of the Spartan’s legendary feat - the greatest military stand in history.What Pressfield sets out to do / Purpose of the bookPressfield’s goal in the book isn’t just to tell the spectacular legend of the 300 Spartan warriors, but to to explain how their children - born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill - were raised to become men and women capable of accomplishing the impossible.The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostPeople who love action and adventure storiesPeople who historical novelsPeople who love philosophy - and especially philosophy in actionPeople who want to learn how to die wellPeople who want to understand war - in all its glory and horrorPeople who are obsessed with super buff men in tiny outfits beating each other to a bloody pulpWho probably WON’T like this book?People who can’t handle extreme, graphic violencePeople who think war is always stupid and unnecessaryPeople who like easy-reading books (and don’t want to look up words - especially in other languages)People who hated reading The Iliad or The Odyssey in High SchoolHow does Gates of Fire specifically benefit Men? This book has MANY things to teach men. It’s required reading at West Point, the United States Naval Academy, and at the Marine Corps Basic School. It’s about honor, skill, courage in the face of insurmountable odds, sacrifice, brotherhood, death, romance, love and so much more.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? The book is brilliant and very enjoyable but is also very dense with warfare terminology and historical and archaic terminology (plus dozens of Greek words). It’s not easy reading but it’s worth the work.531 pages, (Audiobook is 14 hours and 55 minutes)What are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?Kindle: 5,070 ratings, 4.7 stars#130 in Education & Reference #135 in Military Historical Fiction#248 in U.S. Historical FictionAudible: 5,764 ratings, 4.8 stars#17 in Military Thrillers#42 in Military Historical Fiction#63 in War & Military FictionBook-To-Movie Translation No movie has been made based directly on this book (although George Clooney does own the movie rights) but it could easily be argued that the movie ‘300’ starring Gerard Butler is exactly that. Gates of Fire was published in 1998 and Frank Miller’s graphic novel ‘300’ (which is for all intents and purposes identical to the movie) came out in 1999. Coincidence? Not likely.

Bio of Steven Pressfield

Steven Pressfield (born September 1, 1943 - he’s 79) is an American author of historical fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays.Pressfield was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943, while his father was stationed there, in the Navy.Pressfield graduated from Duke University in 1965. In 1966, he joined the Marine Corps.Pressfield was an advertising copywriter, schoolteacher, tractor-trailer driver, bartender, oilfield roustabout, attendan

Matt and Jay discuss what kind of old man are you going to be: A flabby, whiny, and pathetic old man? Or a strong, wise and badass old man?

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Intro: Young = Good, Old = Bad

Everyone knows is sucks to be oldOver-the-hill, on your way to deadBody doesn’t work as well, less energy, not as sexy, not as much fun,Kids are faster than you…grandkids are WAY faster than you…Jay’s story: Hurting his back, now 46 years old, hasn’t fully healed and it’s been almost a month…Been fine for years…

We All “Know” Younger/Newer = Better

When guys get remarried, 40% of them choose a woman 8 (or more) years younger for their next wifeOld computers = Useless computersNewer cars are better carsAsk any kid: New toys are more fun than old toys (and the best are the toys you’re ABOUT to get!)Not many 40-year-old porn actresses (gross)Our society definitely favors the young

Wait, How Old Can An Action Star Be?

Badass Old MenLiam Neeson - 70Taken (2008), HUGE action movie franchise, started when he was 56Currently in the middle of production for SIX movies…at 70Tom Cruise - 60, Arguably biggest action-hero in the worldArnold Schwarzenegger - 75, (photo of Arnold working out), Dark Fate (2019)Sylvester Stallone - 76, new superhero movie “Samaritan” just came out August 2022The Rock - 50

Hot Women at 50?

Jennifer Aniston - 53J-Lo - 53Elizabeth Hurley - 57 (Photos: Damn girl!)Michelle Pfeiffer - 62 (photo)(honorable mention) Charlize Theron - 47Monica Belucci - 57 (photos)

Okay, So You Can Be Older and In Great Shape...Are There Other Benefits?

More moneyMore resourcesBigger network of people you knowYou’re wiser (already made all the stupid mistakes when you were younger)Freedom to carve your own pathBeliefs, politics, sex, relationshipsIndependentNot dependent on anyone elseYou actually know things nowTravel, books (Bookcast plug), wine/beer/whiskey, cars, politics, etcKids are amazingMental and Emotional HealthNot a guarantee but if you’ve done the work then you can be WAY happier starting in your 40s and continuing to improve as you get olderDating: Unfair advantage older men have over womenBecause of how attraction works, men often get MORE attractive as they get older (richer, more confident, more experienced, smarter, stronger)Much harder for women (but not impossible!)Ref: Sexual Magnetism

How To Get Older and More Awesome

Badass Old Men do the workThe older you are, the more work you have to do to keep your shit tight…but the more rewards you’ll get when you do itBadass Old Men use compound interest in every area of your lifeMoney grows over timePhysical fitness and strength can improve with years of dedicated effortBetter relationships and friendshipsHappier and healthier mental statesBadass Old Men use coachesThe older you get, the more you realize that true excellence requires a team of coaches, mentors and partnersBadass Old Men know Dependence -> Independence -> InterdependenceThree stages of psychological growth of a personChildren rely on other peopleYoung adults try and do things by themselvesOlder people use networking, partnerships and teams to create exponential success

The story of the young bull and the badass old bull at the top of the hill looking down at the field below filled with many beautiful cows:

Young bull (excited): Wow look at all those beautiful heifers! Let’s run down there and fuck one of them!

Badass Old bull (calmly): Nah, I say we WALK down there and fuck ALL of them.

Conclusion

No matter if you’re 18 or you're 45, you’re going to get old. It’s a fact.The question is, what kind of old are you going to be?Flabby, whiny, crappy and pathetic?Or strong, wise, powerful and badass old man?

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (1995) by John Douglas (with Mark Olshaker)

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Overview of “Mindhunter: Inside the FBIs Elite Serial Crime Unit”

A very brief description of “Mindhunter” (4 minutes) 00:00-04:00The no-holds-barred description of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals.What Douglas sets out to do / Purpose of the bookTo teach people about how criminals and serial killers work, how we can catch them and how we can protect ourselves and our loved ones from becoming a victim.The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostPeople who loved Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris, the author of SotL, based his character Jack Crawford, head of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit, on John Douglas) People who love true crime and/or horror storiesPeople who want to understand how - and why - serial killers do what they doPeople who want to make sure they don’t become a victimPeople who don’t like sleeping (this book is not for the faint of heart!)Who probably WON’T like this book?People who don’t want to think about real life horror that lives nearbyPeople who can’t handle explicit descriptions of violent and sexual crimeHonestly, most people will have trouble reading this bookHow does this book specifically benefit Men? As Men it is our job to protect the people in our lives. As difficult as it is to accept, there are deranged, sick criminals out there who enjoy inflicting pain and killing other people. If we’re going to take care of our loved ones we need to educate ourselves first and then educate them - as well as be prepared to protect them if the situation calls for it.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? (1 minute) 04:00-05:00Mindhunter is very well written but it’s INCREDIBLY difficult to read. The subject matter is so dark and twisted that it’s highly possible this will be the most disturbing book you’ll ever read in your life.445 pages, (Audiobook is 15 hours and 24 minutes)What are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?9,971 ratings, 4.7 stars#6 in Law Enforcement#7 in Criminology#22 in Biographies & Memoirs of CriminalsAudible#5 in Crime & Criminal Biographies#16 in Murder & Mayhem True Accounts#91 in MemoirsBook-To-Movie Translation Since its publication in 1995, Mindhunter (and the other books in this series by John Douglas) have been THE reference books for any kind of serial killers in novels, movies or television shows.Some of the most famous fiction inspired by John Douglas includes the “Hannibal Lechter” books by Thomas Harris, the “Alex Cross” books by James Patterson, the “Dexter” books by Jeff Lindsay, the show “Criminal Minds” and many, many others.There is a new Netflix show based directly on this book and the creation of the FBI’s Serial Crime Unit

Bio of John Douglas

Douglas was born in Brooklyn in 1944 and grew up in Hempstead, New York.He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1966 and served for four years.Douglas received his bachelor's degree from Eastern New Mexico University, a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin, and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.Douglas joined the FBI in 1970 and his first assignment was in Detroit, Michigan. In the field, he served as a sniper on the local FBI SWAT team and later became a hostage negotiator. He transferred to the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU)