A review by careycarpenter
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins

2.0

David Goggins thinks very highly of himself and his accomplishments and this book is all about him telling you how awesome he is. The audiobook would have been much better had he read it himself instead of this podcast thing where the narrator reads and then interviews Goggins every 15 minutes. My biggest issue with this book is how sexist and misogynistic it is. He constantly uses the word pussy and vagina in a negative. I want to counter with the fact that the vagina/pussy is actually an amazing part that is strong, resilient, life-affirming necessary piece of human survival. The penis can’t change shape and push a human being out of it so maybe he should be using the words dick/penis to indicate weakness. I mean have you seen how sensitive and weak those things are? Definitely more apt to wimp out of everything. The best takeaway is that you can push yourself further than you think you can. However, he’s pretty stupid the way he does stuff and if someone was more intelligent and kind to the human body (as in don’t run a marathon off the couch) then one could still accomplish these things without the injuries or being an idiot.