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    The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins proposes that counting down from five and taking action immediately can help develop new habits. When you count down silently and then take a small positive action, you generate a feeling of control and create a new habit loop. Examples include counting down and putting back a bottle of wine to break a drinking habit or thinking of things you're grateful for to curb anger. Robbins also suggests calling feelings of anxiety "excitement" since they activate the body similarly but with different mindsets and typically better outcomes. Paying attention to inner instincts and acting on them within 5 seconds can also help achieve goals.

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    The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins proposes that counting down from five and taking action immediately can help develop new habits. When you count down silently and then take a small positive action, you generate a feeling of control and create a new habit loop. Examples include counting down and putting back a bottle of wine to break a drinking habit or thinking of things you're grateful for to curb anger. Robbins also suggests calling feelings of anxiety "excitement" since they activate the body similarly but with different mindsets and typically better outcomes. Paying attention to inner instincts and acting on them within 5 seconds can also help achieve goals.

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    The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins proposes that counting down from five and taking action immediately can help develop new habits. When you count down silently and then take a small positive action, you generate a feeling of control and create a new habit loop. Examples include counting down and putting back a bottle of wine to break a drinking habit or thinking of things you're grateful for to curb anger. Robbins also suggests calling feelings of anxiety "excitement" since they activate the body similarly but with different mindsets and typically better outcomes. Paying attention to inner instincts and acting on them within 5 seconds can also help achieve goals.

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    The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins proposes that counting down from five and taking action immediately can help develop new habits. When you count down silently and then take a small positive action, you generate a feeling of control and create a new habit loop. Examples include counting down and putting back a bottle of wine to break a drinking habit or thinking of things you're grateful for to curb anger. Robbins also suggests calling feelings of anxiety "excitement" since they activate the body similarly but with different mindsets and typically better outcomes. Paying attention to inner instincts and acting on them within 5 seconds can also help achieve goals.

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    Insights from The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins 

    “I was the problem and in five seconds, I could push myself and become the solution.” – Mel Robbins 

    When you silently count down from five, your brain knows something needs to happen after one; it's the universal cue to act. 

    And when you take a deliberate action immediately after counting down you generate the joy of feeling in control. 

    “There’s an important concept in psychology put forth by Julian Rotter in 1954. It’s called ‘locus of control.’ The more that you believe 
    that you are in control of your life, your actions and your future, the happier and more successful you’ll be. There’s one thing that is 
    guaranteed to increase your feelings of control over your life: a bias toward action.” – Mel Robbins 

    According to psychologists, the ‘Golden Rule of Habits’ says to change a bad habit you must replace it with a different habit. Every habit 
    has three parts: cue, routine, and reward. When you silently countdown from five (cue), take a small positive action (routine), and get a 
    pleasurable feeling of control (reward), you’ve created a new habit loop.  

    Here are a few ways you can use a five‐second action habit to overwrite a bad habit: 

     If you want to break a bad habit of drinking wine before bed, notice yourself reaching for the bottle of wine at night and then 
    silently say to yourself “five, four, three, two, one,” and put the bottle back of the cupboard. 
     If you have a habit of getting angry at people, notice the anger and then silently say “five, four, three, two, one,” and think of
    three people you’re grateful for. 
     If you have a habit of getting nervous before a performance, notice your anxiety and silently say to yourself “five, four, three,
    two, one…I’m excited!”

    “I speak for a living. A lot. In 2016, I was named the most‐booked female speaker in America— 98 keynotes in one year. Amazing. Do I get 
    nervous? Absolutely. Every single time. But here’s the trick: I don’t call it ‘nerves.’ I call it ‘excitement’ because physiologically anxiety 
    and excitement are the exact same thing…When using this technique in experiments ranging from singing karaoke to giving a speech 
    on camera to taking a math test, participants who said ‘I’m excited’ did better in every single challenge than those participants who said 
    ‘I’m anxious.’” – Mel Robbins 

    “When you set a goal, your brain opens up a task list. Whenever you are near things that can help you achieve those goals, your brain 
    fires up your instincts to signal to get that goal completed. Let me give you an example. Let’s say you have a goal to get healthier. If you 
    walk into a living room, nothing happens. If you walk past a gym, however, your prefrontal cortex (front part of your brain) lights up 
    because you are near something related to getting healthier. As you pass the gym, you’ll feel like you should exercise. That’s an instinct 
    reminding you of the goal. That’s your inner wisdom, and it’s important to pay attention to it, no matter how small or silly that instinct 
    may seem.” – Mel Robbins 

    Here are a few ways you can immediately start acting on your inner wisdom: 

     When you're lying in bed in the morning and you know you should get up and work on your business idea, act on your inner 
    wisdom and start counting down, “five, four, three, two, one,” and then get out of bed and walk to your desk.
     When you’re in the office and have the feeling that you should stop checking email and start writing that proposal or 
    presentation, act on your inner wisdom and start the countdown, “five, four, three, two, one.” Then close the email application 
    and start writing.
     At night when you’re about to watch new episode on Netflix and get the feeling that you should turn off the TV so that you can 
    get a good night’s sleep and be more productive tomorrow, listen to that inner wisdom. “Five, four, three, two, one,” and then 
    get your butt in bed. 

    “You can’t control how you feel. But you can always choose how you act.” – Mel Robbins 

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