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The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage by Mel Robbins
xom4e's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
Once you got to the actual 5 second rule and what it was, the rest of the book felt like a waste of
time. IMO, I didn’t need to read hundreds of reviews on the five second rule and how all these different people used it in this scenario or that. Once it was explained, you get the point. I feel like this is just overhyped (and for good reason) but I say just watch a 5 min YouTube video about it and you’re good.
time. IMO, I didn’t need to read hundreds of reviews on the five second rule and how all these different people used it in this scenario or that. Once it was explained, you get the point. I feel like this is just overhyped (and for good reason) but I say just watch a 5 min YouTube video about it and you’re good.
doper9's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
sracine's review
5.0
My sister and I listened to this book on audio on our way back home to TN from TX. We had just left our Dad after setting him up on hospice. We had to return to Texas a week after returning home to take care of him together and stay with him until his passing. Tools from this book helped us both and we just recently were talking and laughing about how to this day something negative can be going on in our lives and 5-4-3-2-1 we move on! Tools you can use in all aspects of your life.
rosie_p_burke's review
5.0
I read this book every year, usually in January. And I will continue to make this an annual tradition because I always find something new to learn about myself and how I'm interacting with others.
She's frank and honest. She's doesn't hold back because in a world of people pleasing-- she's not about that. She knows you need to hear the crap that most people just won't tell you. She teaches you how the 5 Second Rule came to be and how to use it every single day.
I will say: I do not use the snooze button anymore. And when I find myself pressing snooze-- my first instinct is to look inward and see what I'm trying to push down. Because the snooze button is a huge indicator that something isn't right or good.
She's frank and honest. She's doesn't hold back because in a world of people pleasing-- she's not about that. She knows you need to hear the crap that most people just won't tell you. She teaches you how the 5 Second Rule came to be and how to use it every single day.
I will say: I do not use the snooze button anymore. And when I find myself pressing snooze-- my first instinct is to look inward and see what I'm trying to push down. Because the snooze button is a huge indicator that something isn't right or good.
meaghanmae's review
4.0
I started using the "5 Second Rule" in the early chapters of the book when Robbins first mentioned it. It is incredibly useful, and I already see positive results from it.
My only issue with this book is that a lot of it is testimonials about how it's worked for other people. That's great if you're someone that needs TONS of proof, but it could have been about half the length if the book included a few less. There had to be at least 20 or 25 quotes/stories from people using the rule.
My only issue with this book is that a lot of it is testimonials about how it's worked for other people. That's great if you're someone that needs TONS of proof, but it could have been about half the length if the book included a few less. There had to be at least 20 or 25 quotes/stories from people using the rule.
alohanatalie's review
3.0
I like the rule and the concept, but the book has waaay too many random stories / testimonials. So many that it starts to lose its power because they pile up so much that you forget the ones that actually touched you. Still, the rule will probably stick with me and help me be more courageous about things that I wouldn't normally push myself to do in the future.
aargee's review
1.0
If you're someone who likes to read books of Angela Duckworth, Nassim Taleb, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Daniel Kahneman, Chris Bailey, Cal Newport, Malcolm Gladwell or even Ryan Holiday or David Goggins, then this book is a throw away for good!! Sorry to be blunt, but if one reads those books, then one doesn't even need to know the 5 seconds rule. Motivation will find us!!
misty189's review
2.0
This material could have been briefly summed up in a blog post and that would have made for an engaging story. I like and appreciate the author's idea. I did not like the inclusion of social media posts throughout the entire book. Ugh.
For a faster version of this, try the "3-second rule" Jason Sudeikis' character, David, shares in the movie We're the Millers.
https://youtu.be/51Y5yLmTMfc
For a faster version of this, try the "3-second rule" Jason Sudeikis' character, David, shares in the movie We're the Millers.
https://youtu.be/51Y5yLmTMfc
kadew's review
3.0
I mean, the testimonials weren’t it. And I hope that feedback gets to whoever needs to hear it, so I’m giving 3 stars even though I feel like it’s a 5 star idea.
Counting down has helped me motivate myself AND act, which was the entire point… right? Or was the point knowing that it’s helped so many other people?
Counting down has helped me motivate myself AND act, which was the entire point… right? Or was the point knowing that it’s helped so many other people?