How to Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McRaven
January 10, 2026
📖 Started: January 10, 2026
✅ Finished: January 20, 2026
Pretty basic advice, but if you like the general Navy Seals hard life stuff, it's great. I liked it. But nothing new.
The idea of starting your day with a completed task, even if small is powerful. It makes you feel good and in motion.
Some of his stories are awesome, but are not even relevant to the advice.
Key Takeaways
- Never give up
- Bad things happen. You deal with them and keep going.
- Life isn't fair
- Sometimes you get bad cards. What matters is how you play them.
- Start your day with a completed task
- Even something small like making your bed builds momentum and puts you in motion.
- You can't do it alone
- You need others on the journey. Find your team.
- Dare to dream and take risks
- Playing it safe won't get you anywhere worth going.
- Stand up to bullies
- Don't let fear or pressure make you small.
- Be the person who brings hope
- In the tough times, someone has to step up. Be that person.