The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#86: General Stan McChrystal on Eating One Meal Per Day, Special Ops, and Mental Toughness

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Published July 06, 2015 12:29am

Stanley McChrystal (@StanMcChrystal) retired from the U.S. Army as a four-star general after more than 34 years of service. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates described McChrystal as "perhaps the finest warrior and leader of men in combat I ever met." From 2003 to 2008, McChrystal served as Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), where he was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. His last assignment was as the commander of all American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. He is currently a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and the...

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