The 5 Second Rule
Mel Robbins's first book, on the countdown that gets you moving
Published in 2017, this is the book that introduced the 5-4-3-2-1 countdown to a wide audience. Robbins tells the story of inventing it during a stretch of unemployment and debt when she could not get out of bed, then applies it to procrastination, self-doubt, anxiety and habit change. Short chapters, lots of reader stories, not much theory. Many people treat it as the entry point to her work.
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Author and podcaster · The Let Them Theory
Her first book, which tells how she invented the countdown at the lowest point of her life and applies it to procrastination, self-doubt and habit change.
Source: melrobbins.com: The 5 Second Rule
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