Feel Like Giving Up? Use The Cookie Jar Method by David Goggins 

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As Mel robins says , “if it’s worth doing , don’t wait for inspiration , it may never come , use dedication .”

Watching my baby brother right now while my parents are passed drunk (its only 5:30pm) I really needed this thank you. I need to keep going.

Who else thought that this was video was about taking a cookie after you finished a task.

Bold of you to assume that i have past victories

Don't push too hard! When you feel like you need to pause: PAUSE!!! I pushed through my masters thesis and had to accomplish 6 months of workload in 2,5 months. I barely slept for weeks,12 hours in the lab, eat in between, writing during the night. I finished in time and headed straight home into my bed. I had severe fever for days and slept 20 hours per day, I was dehydrated for the fever and sleeping so much and ended up at the hospital. I needed several weeks to recover and was only fully healed after a few months. Would never do it again! I really recommend to pay attention to your health, it's *THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET YOU HAVE!!!!!* I would recommend another version of the cookie jar: When you feel down, think back to happier moments and relive them. Thinking about them and feeling the feelings agains automatically lifts your mood. (Only applies to feelings that have no bad connotation. Don't think about the loving start of your relationship after breaking up. Rather think about positive childhood memories, your pet, grannys cookies, cuddling your mom, a nice holiday with friends...)

this might not work for other people but as a person who binge watches and reads a lot, then gets far too attached to the characters (as if i knew them personally), what i do when i feel like giving up is think "that character wouldn't give up in this situation". it reminds me of the things i admire in others and who i want to become. then i can push at least a little bit further.

I have been scrolling and waste my life on tiktok and arguing with people about the dumbest things, but ever since I found this channel. I been thinking about life and how I can be a better person. So thank you

Knowing when to pull back is just as important as knowing to push through, cuz poor management will destroy your health

“Bloody urine and diarrhea dripping down your leg is usually your body telling you it’s time to stop.” I should hope so!!!

“When you feel like giving up think of the reason why you held on so long” Natsu Dragneel

What’s hard is when you don’t have an achievement for the same field you’re currently working on and you gotta push without knowing if it’s gonna be wasted time

Video summary: draw on past successes to fuel your future ones....thanks for video

if you run so much that you have bloody urine and diarrhoea dripping down your legs, i'm not sure that carrying on is the best idea

I felt like giving up on watching this video but I powered through it and rewarded myself with a jar of cookies

The greatest accomplishment of my life was winning a court case against a psychopath who had a lawyer. I couldn't afford one and represented myself. I kept custody of my son and he is now a healthy, happy grown man!

life hack: always watch vids on 1.25 or 1.5 x speed. Really saves you time in the long run!

I came here for a justification to eat a cookie. There was none. I'm heading to the gym.

Am I the only genuinely concerned when he got to the part about bloody urine and diarrhea? I feel like that's a LINE that shouldn't be crossed and yeah, you should just pack it up.

Video summary: draw on past successes to fuel your future ones. You can do the impossible Saved you 8 minutes Edit: Thank you guys, I'm just glad I could help:)

What I find trouble in figuring out is when to let go and when to keep pushing? I don't want to lose myself in the process of getting something that'll never be mine or isn't really worth it. I also don't want to give up too early when a little more effort could solve things completely and bring clarity. So I find it hard to make this decision as I can't know the future so.

This is really relevant. 12 years ago my husband and soulmate died. I never realized it but I have been digging into my cookie jar since then. Bad managers at work bad living situations I have persevered and at this point I feel I can handle anything. Thank you. You have put into words what I have been doing for the last 12 years.

thats the reason why i am so motivated to change my life. i was almost at the end, had depression and therapy for 2 years. i learned so much about myself. i overcame some of my anxieties and find a girlfriend. i went from nothing to everything imo. i always try to think how much work i put in this to change my life. and now i have to go on and find a job, get my driving license, a car, move out from my parents house. i have goals and i am excited to achieve them.i want to work for it. wish me luck i wish you luck on your journey and stay strong 😘

A method that works for me consistently is the '10 minute rule' in which I get myself to spend 'only 10 min' on whatever it is that needs doing and then stop (washing, ironing, running, gardening, writing, etc). Strangely, once I start to see the results, the 10 min often turns into 20 or 30 or even reach the end. I recommend it.

I remember it was 4am and I had college the next day, I had been powering through and was going to give up the final hurdle but I didn’t! I finished the last 3 episodes of breaking bad and then couldn’t wake up for college. I succeeded with my aim

I literally just came to YT to give up on studying and that was the first video.. it's a sight

Today is my 3rd degree black belt test and unknowingly I have had to use this method at several points in this journey. We do a 12 hour meditation with short breaks every hour and during one of the hours I decided to sit on my knees in what is “proper meditation stance.” Around the 45 minute mark it was extremely challenging, legs are numb and any slight movement causes your legs to go into electric shock from your nerves being cut off. Once that hour was over I felt so triumphant and now it was added to my cookie jar. Another requirement is doing a 3 day fast. I am currently on day 3 (test day!!) and I had to use the cookie jar last night. I was running a fever and endured hours of acid reflux. Waking up this morning I sat and talked to myself mentally, showing myself gratitude for how hard I worked for this moment. There have been literally blood, sweat, and tears. Soon it will all come to fruition today and I can add this entire process to the cookie jar. Keep fighting, because you all are SO much stronger than you even know!

I'm here after watching Improvement Pill 😂

I feel like “I washed my dishes today” can’t really sustain someone’s drive.

I think it depends. It's not okay to destroy your body or mind to push through something. I can't imagine how long and painful the recovery process was. It's perfectly fine to take a break and get help when you need it.

This is a fascinating idea, but for depressed and/or low self-esteem people it can be difficult to fill up the jar with tasty cookies. Especially when your mind is in a negative state, it's so much easier to remember bad experiences or failures rather than successes. Especially people who have known lots of failures for most of their life, you really have to dig deep within the jar, as just reaching in lightly you might find a worm instead of a cookie. I think this is a subject worthy of its own video - advice on how to fill up the jar with cookies and positive things that you want to take out and consume.

I was expecting this to be dumb optimistic self help nonsense but this was actually very nice and grounded. "Fill your cookie jar with any achievements you can think of, no matter how small!" and "know how to listen to your body and take a break when you actually need it" I'm so glad you also included these

The reason any person would wanna give up is because they feel like they can't do things, and it doesn't matter what you tell them, they have to see for themselves what they're capable of. And one thing I feel is important is not having a fear of failure, and to see what you can do and try your hardest when you feel like you achieved nothing cause you have nothing to lose, but atleast your trying and if you failed, you know you tried your best, and sometimes we didn't try at all, I think we're gonna have to be willing to face ourselves and work hard in our problem areas in life, struggle through our own personal challenges until we defeat it.

4:09 This thing also helped him: "Okay i'm exhausted,but if i could just go 1 mile more,it would be monstruous" Then another one,etc. He tricked his mind

I personally never depend on motivation i depend on dedication no matter what i feel

I think that this works when we're doing performance tasks- like a marathon, and stuff like public speaking, the last day of a final deadline, or idk a food eating contest- basically I mean when there's a high pressure to complete something and where one might feel more compelled to get it over with than to stop or go back. I say this because it's super hard to constancy be in this mindset- we're not anime characters and our energy and willpower are both expendable, most things can be better if we work on them without pushing our limit

Insane how this man just considered the "first few miles" as the first fifth of 100 miles, an entire marathon 😭

If you get tired, try to rest, not to quit🕊️

I do it all the time. I live in a toxic environment that I'm reminded constantly of every tiny failure I made. Great achievements are ignored, it's always "it doesn't matter" or "but you still failed to do something else", or "so what? do you have money NOW?!". Yep. A family thing. I'm not even mad at them. They were raised that way and it must go this way for hundreds years. That's why it's a typical "poor family". Taught from the earliest childhood that you have to do what they tell you, and if you have any goal of your own you will fail no matter what, and they are always "helpful" to remind you in case you forget it for a while. Yet my life is a chain of "missions impossible". It is my specialty to complete impossible tasks. I do it over and over again. But too often I quit just before the finish line. BTW, every mission is impossible when you are in an environment, where they constantly keep repeating you will fail. And if you succeed, they will find something else that you didn't do. When I think of my greatest achievements in life - I always remember someone saying "but yada yada yada" - how all I've done is shit and literally everything else is more important. BTW, that's also why I don't have money. You never get big money earned "NOW". You build on top of achievements and successes. Every success on the way is nagging intensified. "But you don't have money NOW!!!!!". Then I get even more tired. Then I need to drink or do drugs. Until reset. And start over. But I'm stubborn. I switched to alcohol free beer. I quit drugs. And I have the last few miles ahead.

Basically anime, when the protagonist remember past to get a overkill boost

I did the dishes that one time, I can climb Everest!

Dang I would always think like this then I stopped and gave up during my junior year of high school. But during the end of the summer I felt like trying once again because my purpose in life is to make life easier for the others entering the world. But also for my family because I’ve seen my mother fail school and give up on school and just work. My stepbrother being raised by a lazy father(my stepfather) and is now living from friend to friend and my sister threw her future away for a guy and is now being evicted every 6 months. I still have a younger brother and sister in which I want to show them how to be successful in life. I don’t want them to grow up and view the world based on my families past. I think this video just really reminded why I tried so hard in the past and I don’t want to give up.

4:26: "that's what the cookie jar method is..." *My brain:* masochism?

I always figured I never did anything that was successful. This video forced me to recall all the obstacles and walls I had to overcome. My perception of my life is different than the life I have lived, and the life before me PS - I love cookies ❤️

All of these types of videos are ignoring people that have chronic health problems. I can't push myself. I used to listen to thus kind if advice and I pushed myself way beyond what I thought was possible, but im paying for it with my health now. This was the worst thing I could have done to myself.

I don't think we should take life lessons from a guy who decided to run 100 miles without any prior trainig 🤷‍♀️

My dad told me I was a winner the moment his sperm made it to the egg, all the other sperm didn't make it, that's actually a huge win. Next time you can't pick a cookie 👻

imagine running 70 miles in one go and that being your lowest point in life.

I think there is a benefit to this mentality for sure, but only in moderation. Otherwise, you’ll run yourself into the ground by invalidating your mind asking for a break. It’s important to listen to your body just as it is beneficial to push yourself to make it stronger.

I would probably just eat all the cookies while crying

So cookie jar is a mental collection of your achievements and success? And you can remember it to motivate yourself to keep going and add another cookie to that collection? Wow what a concept 😄😁😁 Thank you op for making this video 💕

Isn't this double edged? There are people who fall from grace and can't let go of their previous success and go crazy. Sometimes you just gotta empty the jar, and start fresh, maybe?

This doesn't apply to all people. If you're tired, take a rest. In reality, life is not like a marathon where you need to compete with others. Run at your own pace. It's okay to work and push to your limits but don't forget about your health.

I bought a bag of cookies while watching this video. All I need is the Jar and I’m set for success!

This video has inspired me to create a list of impossible. Specifically a list of people who have said the words "that's impossible" at me. I may not have any victories but I have PLENTY of people who need to be shown that "impossible" is not real.

My family and i are going through a tough time right now but hopefully we'll get through this. Thank you for the video!

How long did he spend in the hospital after is all I want to know.

“i didn’t get this far to JUST get this far”

Wait so this guy had done no running training prior, yet he only felt really tired when he was at mile 25??? That's pretty much a marathon!

“The greatest wizards now started like us, just students, if they could make it, why wouldn’t we?” -Harry Potter

My mental health greatly improved when I started expecting less from myself. I'm still a workaholic and perfectionist, but I don't beat myself up too hard anymore. When I do need to do something difficult, I think about how proud I would be if I did it well. I also think about the regret I would experience if I only gave something 95% instead of 100%. I've also learned that consistency and frequency is ideal rather than sporadic activity for long-term goals and skills.

The instructions weren't clear. I've gained so much weight ☹️

I really like this chap's accent. Very calming! Blessings and peace to him Thank you

Love this video. Everybody should learn more about David Goggins. He is the real deal.

Instead of cookies I would choose fruits or healthy treats, since I've given up on sugar to help me get clearer skin for some years now 😁 Thanks for your videos! They really inspire me to be more productive.

Anyone who had conquered depression will understand this concept the most

I never did overcome my fear of heights, which is why I'm still short to this day.

Became your fan post listening your videos.... Each ine better than last one. Wish I could have discovered this channel earlier... However as said it's never too late to begin new journey... Keep creating such masterpiece. ❤️🎉

This reminds me of when I was middle school. I joined the soccer team and was horrible, but we were forced to run a mile to warm up every day. Normally I can’t run far or fast, but during practice I was forced to keep up. When we had to run a mile in gym I just thought, “I’m part of the soccer team, this will be easy” I completed the mile in about 7:00 min. which is really good for me.

Every time I got injured as a child, I'd tell myself that my favorite character (Ash from pokemon) wouldn't cry. He'd keep going, and so I kept going.

Coming from someone with low self esteem, sometimes you just don't value yourself enough, leading to a point where even if you want to use the cookie jar, you don't feel anything you've ever done deserves to be called "a cookie" and instead of gaining energy, you'll lose whatever you had left by thinking of all the things you've never achieved, all the things you done wrong, and wish yoi hadn't. You'll give yourself a lecture of what you've done wrong, finally tearing apart any actual energy left.

"I good General not only know how to achieve victory but also know when victory is impossible"- Sun Tzu

I'm in very cozy bed very comfortable but my feet started to hurt after he told us about the runners feet bleeding

This is unnecessarily long😭

I don't have any past victories or things I overcame, no wonder I give up so easily.

This video should be called 'A tutorial for emotional burnout' OR 'How to be a stubborn ass and keep doing things out of principle and never stop to think whether it is ACTUALLY something you want and need'.

This guy really took 8 minutes to tell us to just not give up when we want to

"feeling like giving up? want to die? eat a cookie"

Thank you for making these videos! This one was particularly inspiring to me because when I'm dealing with the day to day, anxiety in my head is constantly telling me I always give up or how inept I am after every social interaction. I like the idea of pulling out my past victories as proof of my tenacity. I'm going to make a cookie jar in my journal! Thank you again for all these wonderful videos and dedicating your time to making people better than yesterday! positive vibes ✌🏽

Impossible will turn into “I’m Possible”

Thank you very much for this inspiring Cookie Jar reminder video ❤. I hope this video has helped many to rediscover their worth and value amidst the dark hours as it did to me :)

My Drive: 1. Give your self a time to be at peace. I used to take my breaks at sunset to watch the sunset each day. 2. Give a small reward for special success. I would drink a coca cola but no more than once a week. I worked 96 hours a week, lifted weights and excersizes 90 min a day. Yes in the military. I made the equivalent of $2.80 an hour in 1993, no overtime pay. Without a little peace inside to hold on too, even a memory, or a small reward you give yourself while reflecting on how good you did while slowly enjoying your reward is necessary for life. People today don't do that so they hold negatives and explode. I seen 2 guys go insane. I actually had to go in and get one of them with doc who had a shot of demerol in hand. People crumble under stress too and adopt habits that make things worse. And avoid the 7 deadly sins because they don't make you a better person despite what the crazies say and it makes life unbearable. Enjoy life, push yourself to improve and ask yourself what have I done to improve myself today.

This is actually good. I'm struggling with my connection between Allah and myself. This method might help me push myself harder. Thank you Mr.

Goals are really difficult for me because I always get distracted by new interests. I love practicing persistence in small things every day and cheering myself on at the end. Today I kept going during my run when I was tired. On days when I'm tired, I pick running exercises that are a little easier. On days when I'm not, I pick ones that are a little harder. This is helping me get better at persistence.

The COOKIE JAR METHOD is similar as FOCUSING on REWARDS WHICH is what you're supposed to do and THE COOKIE JAR METHOD is focusing on PAST rewards which is good and apply that with focusing on future rewards to multiply success.

Lesson learnt; never run a 100 miles race without preparation.

Sometimes I feel like hearing motivation advice from a Navy SEAL is like hearing someone born rich teaching “how to get rich”. I’m getting the message that “You too, can be like military elite personnel!” I want to see an average civilian’s teachings. What’s the point of an elite force military if anyone can join? Where can I find the practical advice for the people that need videos like this? For example, students who don’t have too much life experience yet, people struggling with mental illness or ADHD. Or like people who don’t want to emulate Navy SEALs in their day-to-day life. I’m hoping not to live in a military-esque do or die situation. (Thanks to the actual military btw yay first world freedoms)

The way you delivered the content made me to remember this cookie jar method forever. Thank you very much!!!

* meantions we need to take breaks when our body signals it is time to stop * ....... * uses an example of a guy who ignored bloody urine and diarea to run next 30 miles*

These videos are what I need to find ways to motivate myself and try to do new things even I'm lazy or don't want to and would much rather be playing games or watching youtube. I hope anyone else who watches these videos or sees this comment also gets that same motivation.

Best channel ever. Videos are crisp and full of content. I'm watching this video on loop so that it'll get stuck in my mind. Thank you 😊. All good things to you mate.

Holy mackrel I tried it, this not only works but each note "cookie" actually makes me smile when I read it at work!!!!!

It's not always a good idea to do things stimulating your dopaminergic system, you can become an adrenaline addicted person. Especially when your body is tired and exhausted.

He kept running even though his kidney is bleeding is a very dangerous act

Pretty helpful stuff. At first, I wasn't sold because I thought it was saying to just push no matter what, even if your body's screaming at you to stop but then you quickly rebutted that idea.

Our society today is so conditioned to salivate even when food is mentioned! Too bad.. too sad what media has done to us. I remember when I was born in the fifties when our minds were not focused on food and I was not preoccupied with thinking about food. Oh how I miss those days of mental freedom when I did not obsess about what I was going to eat, if I ate too much, or when I was going to eat. Imagine how just the mere mental concept of a cookie jar triggered so many comments about eating.

This sounds like a really good recipe for burnout

I truly appreciate stumbling onto this channel.Wished i learned all this from my guardians but i guess its not too late now. This is God sent material

Goggins: runs for 24 hours straight Me @ school: exhausted after 7 minutes

All of the MCs in those shonen anime were ahead of their time. They were using their flashbacks of their past struggles and friendships to fuel their never giving up power. Now i realized that i was blind.