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This is an indispensable guide to legally defending yourself. When I read this, my eyes were metaphorically opened up so much. I thought I was aware of what the "laws" were for carrying a firearm, and had been doing so for many years before being turned on to this book. The way the book was written was very easy to understand, and don't let the size of the book fool you if you haven't read it yet. A good portion of the back of the book is actually an appendix with each State's laws so that you can look up your own state, or areas you may be travelling. Every student and firearms enthusiast that I talk to, I recommend this book because it will provide some serious perspective on what happens legally when you defend yourself... all the way to the supreme court. What was the most eye opening thing you learned in this book?

This is probably one of the better self-help books that I've read, and I thank my mentor Hank Hayes for turning me onto it. Since listening to Atomic Habits, I've seen it pop up in reference in many places including YouTube videos. I really appreciated the concept of "aggregation of marginal gains". We're not necessarily trying to jump out the gate and get 50% better, or even 5% better. We want to get 1% better at everything we do on a regular basis. This then adds up to be a huge OVERALL increase. I did notice that there were several other things that I either did unconsciously, or even intentionally that were confirmed or validated while reading. There is something to be said when you receive confirmation that the track you're on, or the habits you've been cultivating have been correct. On the other hand, it blazingly pointed out areas where I was not setting myself up for success. To this day, even though I work out on a regular basis, I do not set myself up for success with my diet.... and I really like sweets. But the first step to fixing a problem is admitting you have one. Atomic habits was a solid read that I highly recommend, but more than likely if you're on this forum, then you've probably read it as well. The "4 Laws" of Atomic habits breaks down what may seemingly be insurmountable obstacles, and makes developing your new habits that much easier. Have you developed any new habits or techniques based upon reading the book?

Rich Diviney delves into what makes each person who they are. He enthralled me at the beginning of the book by discussing the seemingly un-quantifiable factors that would determine whether a Navy Seal would be selected into the elite DEVGRU (Seal Team 6). Although he doesn't specifically state the unit in the book, it was quite easy to infer. Early in the book, he is discussing having to be accountable to higher-ups in the Navy for why certain Navy Seals weren't being selected. As Rich was an officer in the Training Group responsible for selection, he had to help develop a justification beyond "they just don't fit". The sub-title of the book says "25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance". What I noticed while listening to this book was that auditorily I wasn't able to explicitly distinguish what the 25 attributes were. The book was very solid material and provided some concepts and direction on what attributes are, but I finished the book saying "wait, what were the 25?" Several of the ideas were interrelated, so they kind of blended together. Fortunately, he has a website theattributes.com where I was able to visually see what the 25 are, and it even offers an "Assessment" Perhaps if you're reading/have read the book, maybe it was more visually understandable. What I did pick up was a differentiation between skills and attributes. Skills are learned and usually able to be mastered, Attributes are what make us who we are. It's a very interesting self audit. Did you take the assessment? What do you feel are your strongest attributes?