The Psychology of Military Incompetence

This book by Norman Dixon was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Andrew Huberman. The people who vouched for it on air: Jocko Willink. It comes up in conversations about focus & dopamine, motivation & discipline. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “There's a really good book and I ended up doing about four podcasts on this book, which is called The Psychology of Military Incompetence.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “There's a really good book”
  Jocko Willink · Huberman Lab · Dec 202200:19:57

  Said during "How to Become Resilient, Forge Your Identity & Lead Others | Jocko Willink". The episode features Jocko Willink: Retired Navy SEAL who commanded Task Unit Bruiser in Ramadi, Iraq. Bestselling author on leadership (Extreme Ownership), host of the Jocko Podcast, and founder of multiple businesses including Echelon Front and Origin USA. Navy SEAL leader Jocko Willink and Andrew Huberman map resilience, identity, energy, and detachment onto both combat experience and neuroscience.