Standard Directive 011: Don't Care About Any of That

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• 0:00Jocko Willink?

  We had a little thing that we said in tasking a bruiser. Initially, it came from Tony Fraddy, BTF Tony. He said it probably a few times and then it kind of caught on with me for sure. As just a good thing to say. It's a good thing to have in your back pocket. It's basically when, when somebody would start talking about why something was going to be hard, or why it wouldn't work, or how complicated it was, or what was going to make something so difficult. What we'd say is, "We don't care about any of that."

• 0:44Jocko Willink?

  "We don't care about any of that." Which is an awesome saying. People get so focused on why things won't work. And what might go wrong. And if you're not careful, those things can really, they can really trip you up. And you can start to wonder if your plan is even feasible. Or you might get overly concerned with some possible contingencies, or you can start to overthink and overcomplicate things. Or you can just say, "I don't care about any of that." "I don't care about any of that."

• 1:26Jocko Willink?

  Now, look, am I telling you to be careless? No, I'm not telling you to be careless. Am I telling you not to consider possibilities and difficulties that might arise? No, I'm not telling you that either. Am I telling you not to think through what you're gonna do and how you're gonna do it? No, I'm not saying that. But I am saying that sometimes, especially with like little things, little low-risk things that people are sweating the details on. Like, "What workout of the day will produce optimum results?" Or, "What heart rate is best for my cardio development?" Or, "When will you be able to get the best deal on that piece of gear that you need?"

• 2:11Jocko Willink?

  Or, "Where should we go for dinner tonight?" Or, "When's the most favorable time to get started?" Or, "What's the most advantageous way to do whatever?"

• 2:25Jocko Willink?

  Lots of questions you can ask yourself and sometimes it's a good option just to say, "I don't care about any of that."

• 2:33Jocko Willink?

  And go execute.