The Cookie Jar Method

"The Cookie Jar is something I've made up of all the failures of my life. All the things that I failed and I went back and finally succeeded. All the things that kicked my ass, I put them all in the Cookie Jar. Because in times of suffering, even the hardest people forget how hard they are. Suffering is just a test of life. Whenever I get pulled into a 'woe is me' or 'life sucks' mentality, I step off and pull out something from my Cookie Jar, and remind myself what a badass motherfucker I am. It's a reminder of who you truly are at the core of yourself." — David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me
How to use it
  1. 1Recognize when you need to acknowledge a certain negative emotion
  2. 2Take a moment to step back from that mindset
  3. 3Reach into your Cookie Jar
  4. 4Reflect on a cookie to remind yourself of what you're capable of
  5. 5Focus on your next action