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The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
ksorensen's review against another edition
4.0
"The 5 Second Rule" is a book that undoubtedly will be helpful to many people. It's centered on the idea that we often make decisions out of fear. If we want to do something, we often think too long about it and come up with a bunch of reasons not to. Mel Robbins' solution is simple: count down from 5 and then just go do it.
My biggest takeaway is the confirmation of something I've known for a long time: the people who succeed are the people who try. I probably quote Wayne Gretzky once a week "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" and Robbins quotes him too.
The book will be particularly beneficial for people who struggle with procrastination - that feeling of 'I should have done that'. While nothing is a sure fix in this world, this book will get you closer to your goals, if you take action - or as Wayne would say 'if you take the shot at goal'.
I rated it 4/5 as I wasn't crazy of how the book was formatted. Mel also uses a lot of screenshots from social media - fantastic stories all- but for me, it broke the reading experience a bit. It doesn't ruin the message to be sure, but it made it harder for me to truly focus on the book.
My biggest takeaway is the confirmation of something I've known for a long time: the people who succeed are the people who try. I probably quote Wayne Gretzky once a week "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" and Robbins quotes him too.
The book will be particularly beneficial for people who struggle with procrastination - that feeling of 'I should have done that'. While nothing is a sure fix in this world, this book will get you closer to your goals, if you take action - or as Wayne would say 'if you take the shot at goal'.
I rated it 4/5 as I wasn't crazy of how the book was formatted. Mel also uses a lot of screenshots from social media - fantastic stories all- but for me, it broke the reading experience a bit. It doesn't ruin the message to be sure, but it made it harder for me to truly focus on the book.
anitaashland's review against another edition
4.0
The world doesn't need another Ted talk-turned-into-a-book. This would fall into that category, but I listened to the audio version, and she doesn't merely read the book. It sounds like she is talking with you. She is a professional public speaker. I'l definitely play this again anytime I am on a long road trip or just need to hear a positive person.
andreamarie14's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
melaniegreenfield's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to the audio version of this, narrated by Mel Robbins herself, and really enjoyed it! It’s amazing how a concept that seems so simple can be so effective. I’ve applied the rule in my own life many times already, and it really does make such a difference. I took a particular interest in the chapters covering anxiety and worry, as this is something I struggle with, and Mel gives some very helpful tools to help conquer this. The book was a little repetitive at times, and some of the testimonials could have been cut, but overall it’s a great self-help book that I highly recommend.
tnnc2847's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
theresaw7's review
2.0
I'm not quite sure how to rate this book. 2-3 stars. The constant social media quotes drove me a little crazy by halfway and I ended up skimming past them. Some good nuggets and takeaways in there in bits and pieces, but it felt 3x as long as it needed to be with all of the quotes (and it's a short book).
valreads_nh's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed this book although I did find myself less interested at times - this was my first book from Mel & I really like her perspective. I found that there was A LOT of testimonials in the book. The ending really got me - the last 2-3 chapters were amazing & I plan to listen to again & again just to simply refresh my brain of the reminders she gives.
rina_selene's review against another edition
3.0
Love the message, hate the delivery. Huge fan of Mel Robbins but this book does not do her justice.
gloame's review
4.0
Like any self help book, this one suffers from the same “repetitive encouragement” as all the rest. Folks complaining about that just need to accept it’s the current genre standard.
I quite liked the layout and found it easy to read and easy to digest. I liked the formatting of the text and I liked the screenshots of people telling their stories.
There were some typos that could’ve benefitted from another once over by an editor. Or instead of Our. Repeated words. I caught about 6-10. I usually only catch 1 or 2 in pubbed books, so the 6-10 stood out. Nothing too egregious.
The 5 Second Rule itself is explained right away. It takes about three paragraphs to fully cover it. You might ask yourself why a whole book needed to be devoted to it then. I think the book was deserved. For one thing, reading something in a book sticks with your brain longer than something in an article (I’ve absolutely seen MR’s Ted Talk several times and read her website). The repetition helps too.
But really, she covers a lot of different applications for the 5SR, complementary neuro tricks, and explains why they work. I love knowing why things work.
So yes. You could learn the 5SR in a blog post and save yourself the time. But I thought the whole book was worth reading and it really helped to cement the concept in my mind. Absolutely recommend.
I quite liked the layout and found it easy to read and easy to digest. I liked the formatting of the text and I liked the screenshots of people telling their stories.
There were some typos that could’ve benefitted from another once over by an editor. Or instead of Our. Repeated words. I caught about 6-10. I usually only catch 1 or 2 in pubbed books, so the 6-10 stood out. Nothing too egregious.
The 5 Second Rule itself is explained right away. It takes about three paragraphs to fully cover it. You might ask yourself why a whole book needed to be devoted to it then. I think the book was deserved. For one thing, reading something in a book sticks with your brain longer than something in an article (I’ve absolutely seen MR’s Ted Talk several times and read her website). The repetition helps too.
But really, she covers a lot of different applications for the 5SR, complementary neuro tricks, and explains why they work. I love knowing why things work.
So yes. You could learn the 5SR in a blog post and save yourself the time. But I thought the whole book was worth reading and it really helped to cement the concept in my mind. Absolutely recommend.
lonzy's review
4.0
Really interesting premise and I'm trying to follow it, but the book got a smidge preachy at the end.