Why people recommend it
Never Finished by David Goggins is an intense memoir that chronicles the author's relentless pursuit of mental toughness, detailing the harrowing challenges he faced and conquered throughout his remarkable life. On The Joe Rogan Experience, host Joe Rogan frequently recommended Goggins' literary works, emphasizing the sheer magnitude of the childhood abuse and extreme adversity the author endured before forging his legendary mindset. Rogan specifically spotlighted this second memoir around the time of its release, while guest Michael Yo strongly endorsed the audiobook format, noting that listening to the author elaborate between chapters in an unscripted, extended manner created an intensely emotional impact for the listener. Additionally, on Modern Wisdom, Richard Shotton referenced Goggins' heavy biographical works while exploring themes of psychological resilience and personal transformation. Together, these recurring discussions illustrate how the memoir transcends standard self-help literature, serving as a visceral, uncompromising blueprint for breaking through self-imposed limitations and mastering the psychological endurance required to overcome severe trauma and achieve extraordinary physical and mental feats.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Recommended
- Richard Shotton Discussed
- Michael Yo Recommended
Joe Rogan — 2 mentions
“If you listen to David's life story David has uh two incredible books they're they're amazing and one of the things about the books that's so amazing is you realize like what he endured as a child and what he went through like the the abuse that he received and how he came out of that this like Unstoppable dude”
“and this is the new one it's called never finished and this comes out on December 6th”
Richard Shotton — 1 mention
“David Goggins uh never finished and uh his first book can't hurt me also incredibly heavy”
Michael Yo — 1 mention
“and the audio Bush book I would actually recommend because in between chapters he talks about all the different things that happen and actually elaborates in a more extensive way makes you go holy [ __ ]”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Can't Hurt Me
- A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
- Alchemy
- Amusing Ourselves to Death
- Atomic Habits
- Dataclysm
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I'm always trying to evolve in some way I'm never wearing the same underwear every day always changing that [ __ ] never finished it's out right now ladies and gentlemen”
“so this is the book never finished as the book that I wanted to come out first but how am I going to get so deep into something when no one els who the hell I am so first I have to give you some backstory on who the hell David Goggins is some credentials”
“that's why people buy the books I have because it's not cookie cutter it's real knowledge”
“as you probably read in the book I had a hard time the first time doing it I came back and did better”