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The #1 Gift You Can Give Your Future Self | Former Marine Elliot Ackerman

Aug 6, 2025 · 35m

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Former Marine turned novelist Elliot Ackerman sits down with Ryan to talk about what discipline really looks like in everyday life. From 100-degree runs to cold plunges and daily writing routines, they discuss what helps them stay steady, focused, and consistent even when it’s hard. Elliot Ackerman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels 2054 , 2034 , Halcyon, Red Dress in Black and White , Waiting for Eden , Dark at the Crossing , and Green on Blue , as well as the memoirs The Fifth Act : America’s End in Afghanistan and Places and Names : On War , Revolution , and Returning . Elliot’s books have been nominated for the National Book Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medal in both…