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The Power of the Yeet in Tactical Maintenance
I have adopted the slang term "yeet" as a powerful metaphor for tactical maintenance and daily tempering. Because defenestration is an awkward mouthful of a word, I am applying the concept of yeeting to the aggressive discarding of negative habits, excuses, and the stigma surrounding chronic pain, injuries, and the effects of these on mental health. By actively "yeeting" these barriers out of the way, we can reclaim our focus, survive the forge's heat, and build the coping skills to thrive.
Thomas E Gripp
9/7/20262 min read
I am not a huge fan of the ever-changing lexicon of now. I am referring to misused, totally misspelled, or frequently horrifically abbreviated speech—i.e., "Bruh, that's no cap."
However, now and again a word comes along that I find terribly amusing and actually useful. Most recently, that word is "yeet."
"Yeet" is a verb dressed up as an onomatopoeia. For those uninformed, to yeet something or someone is to suddenly, violently, and humorously yank, throw, or otherwise catapult someone or something from its current place, position, or space. Two examples:
· George was snatched from his seat by his ear and yeeted from the classroom.
· Thomas wanted to yeet his temperamental computer through the window to the street below. It was more useful as a speed bump once it was yeeted into the street.
When spoken, it sounds as though it is emulating a sound, a style. In context, it is an emphatic word that conveys emotion, intent, and the accomplishment of relocating someone and/or something.
It is a perfect word to include in the IBR lexicon for the foreseeable future. In the context of building mental toughness and operational readiness, the sudden, deliberate, and sometimes violent removal of obstacles is a highly effective strategy.
Here is how this word will be incorporated at the Iron Bison Forge for both tactical maintenance and daily tempering:
1. Yeeting the crutches: Yeeting the narcotics into the trash is the first step to eliminating the constant crutch of Schedule I, II, and III pharmaceuticals (and self-medicating with alcohol).
2. Yeeting the excuses: Yeeting hesitation into the furnace is the only way to hammer out the resilience required to carry the Iron Bison identity forward.
3. Yeeting the stigma: Your pain (or injury) does not define who you are and what you have, or will accomplish. You have to yeet your negative perceptions out the door and define yourself by your character.
4. Yeeting complacency: It is hard work to thrive through chronic pain and injury. Yeet yourself out of the recliner and keep living.
By embracing the swift and uncompromising removal of these barriers, we don't just survive the heat of the forge—we are strengthened by it. Find the habits, the self-doubt, and the toxic mentalities weighing you down, and yeet them out of the way.
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