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Jocko Podcast 4: Rendezvous With Death, Disrespect, Workouts

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Jan 6, 2016
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ANECDOTE

Gears of War Ad

  • Jocko Willink was at a UFC event and an ad for "Gears of War" caught his attention.
  • The ad featured a poem called "Rendezvous with Death," which resonated deeply with him.
ANECDOTE

Alan Seeger's Story

  • The poem's author, Alan Seeger, joined the French Foreign Legion during World War I.
  • Seeger was killed in action in 1916 and posthumously awarded French war medals.
INSIGHT

Brutality of WWI

  • World War I was particularly brutal due to limited individual control over survival.
  • Soldiers' tactical skills often couldn't prevent their deaths in large-scale assaults.
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