Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2025-05-15
Books mentioned on Develop Your Capacity for Aggression and Force: Jocko’s Leadership Lessons | Jocko Willink | EP 547
Jordan Peterson discussed Way of the Warrior Kid by Jocko Willink.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Way of the Warrior Kid
Way of the Warrior Kid is a children's book by Jocko Willink designed to help young readers build resilience, confidence, and strong character habits.
Discussed“So, you wrote this book, The Way of the Warrior Kid.”
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Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Way of the Warrior Kid
“Okay. So, you wrote this book, The Way of the Warrior Kid.”
Plugged Way of the Warrior Kid
“So I read a bunch of kids books and one part of those kids books or one series of kids books called Way of the Warrior Kid.”
Plugged Way of the Warrior Kid
“And I ended up writing the first book in in in the series which is called Way of the Warrior Kid.”
Plugged Mikey and the Dragons
“There was another book that was called that is called Mikey and the Dragons.”
Plugged Mikey and the Dragons
“There was another book that was called that is called Mikey and the Dragons. Right. Right. Which I think is one of your favorite children's books of all time if I remember correctly.”
Plugged Way of the Warrior Kid
“And they're doing push-ups and they showed him this book that they read called Wave the Warrior Kid. He picks up the book and says, "What? I got to make this into a movie."”
Plugged Mikey and the Dragons
“I wrote a book called Mikey and the Dragons that came just boom, I just instantly had this idea. Boom, I wrote the book.”
Plugged Way of the Warrior Kid
“The movie is called The Way of the Warrior Kid. Yeah. Okay. And it's the same title as books. Same title as the books.”
Plugged Final Spin
“I wrote another I wrote a novel called Final Spin, which uh which now has been optioned to a movie.”
Plugged Extreme Ownership
“You know, the first book I wrote called Extreme Ownership, right? The opening chapter is about this terrible situation that took place, a fracture side, a friendly fire incident that I was in charge of, right?”