Jocko Willink

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19,764 appearances 28 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4d ago

Jocko Willink’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 28 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 12.

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Jocko Podcast · 557: Stop Waiting for the Perfect Answer. Go. · 9 Sep 2026 podcast

We covered that a long time ago on the podcast, one of the f earlier manuals that we covered because it's so outstanding. voice-verified

Uh war fighting introduced voice-verified

due to the nature of war, which is inherently violent and chaotic, which we mitigate through clear communication of intent and simple plans. voice-verified

It discussed maneuver warfare, the theory of which is to strike the enemy's critical vulnerability, the decisive time and place with mast fires to bend the enemy to our will. voice-verified

Good verbiage. voice-verified

Uh, this lesson, meaning this thing that we're covering, gives you a detailed study of how humans make decisions and how understanding the ways we make decisions will allow you to better employ your Marines. voice-verified

That's the crux of talking about this. voice-verified

If you understand what you're thinking about while you're making a decision and what components are in play, you're gonna be able to do a better job with it. voice-verified

And you're gonna well that's another reason why I thought it'd be interesting to study this 'cause like the unfortunately for me, but fortunately for you, they give this whole um example and it's all football. voice-verified

For some reason. voice-verified

I guess they we're going we're going to we'll want people to understand what we're talking about, and I guess they're figuring all these Marines played football at some point. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

Sure. voice-verified

So instead of using some combat example, they just go s go football. voice-verified

So voice-verified

Let's get into it. voice-verified

Here's this here's this the importance of decision making. voice-verified

Let's say we are a football team. voice-verified

Consider the commander the quarterback. voice-verified

The week before the game, the team will prepare, focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing team. voice-verified

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