About Face

This book by Colonel David Hackworth has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Jocko Willink, guest. It comes up in conversations about motivation & discipline, trauma & ptsd. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jul 2021 and the most recent from Jun 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

A startling look at the US Army from a infantry leaders level from Korea through Vietnam. Hackworth was one of the highest decorated soldiers in the army and doesn't hold back on what was wrong with the system.

• “that's a book called about face by Colonel David hackworth and it is huge ... just a great book and he was a rebel”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “just a great book; that's the book that I've given to a couple close friends of mine that I wanted them to have”
  Jocko Willink · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202400:23:32

  Said during "Jocko Willink and Sebastian Junger, The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Jocko Willink and Sebastian Junger: Jocko Willink: retired US Navy SEAL officer, Silver and Bronze Star recipient, co-author of Extreme Ownership, host of the Jocko Podcast, and CEO of Echelon Front. Sebastian Junger: Peabody award-winning journalist, author of five New York Times bestsellers including The Perfect Storm and War, and documentarian behind Restrepo. Tim Ferriss revisits two favorite conversations: Jocko Willink on leadership and discipline, and Sebastian Junger on war, tribe, and PTSD.

• “the main one is about face which is sitting right here there you go this is written by colonel david hackworth it's the book that really had a massive impact on me”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the book that really had a massive impact on me from a leadership perspective”
  guest · Lex Fridman Podcast · Jul 202101:50:15

  Said during "Jocko Willink: War, Leadership, and Discipline | Lex Fridman Podcast #197". The episode features Jocko Willink: Retired U.S. Navy SEAL who commanded SEAL Team 3's Task Unit Bruiser, the most decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. Bestselling author of 'Extreme Ownership' and host of the Jocko Podcast. Jocko Willink unpacks war, leadership, discipline, and jiu-jitsu, applying combat-tested principles to ego, teams, and tech CEOs.