The 5 Second Rule
by Mel Robbins
Mentioned 2 times across 2 shows · first heard Dec 2025 on Digital Social Hour.
The general take
Shaan Puri seems impressed that Mel Robbins' Five Second Rule book became world famous, describing it as an alternative to the common misconception about eating food off the floor. He explains the actual concept is a practical tool for overcoming procrastination and self-doubt in situations like approaching someone you're attracted to.
About
How to enrich your life and destroy doubt in five seconds. Throughout your life, you've had parents, coaches, teachers, friends, and mentors who have pushed you to be better than your excuses and bigger than your fears. What if the secret to having the confidence and courage to enrich your life and work is simply knowing how to push yourself? Using the science of habits, riveting stories, and surprising facts from some of the most famous moments in history, art, and business, Mel Robbins will explain the power of a "push moment". Then, she'll give you one simple tool you can use to become your greatest self. It takes just five seconds to use this tool, and every time you do you'll be in great company. More than eight million people have watched Mel's TEDx Talk, and executives inside of the world's largest brands are using the tool to increase productivity, collaboration, and engagement.
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Shaan Puri👍 Recommends
…discussing mel robbins's famous five second rule concept from her book
“She's got her, the five second rule. You know, the Mel Robbins five second rule. Like where you could eat stuff off the floor. You would think, right? It's world famous. It turns out this is the alternate. So her five second rule, this is her book, which is basically if you are procrastinating or you have self-doubt. So let's just take an example. You're a guy, you see a cute girl at the cafe. There's that moment where you have to decide, am I going to approach her and say something to her or not? And her rule is basically you count backwards, five, four, three, two, one.”
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Brad Tate👍 Recommends
…discussing mel robbins five second rule for overcoming hesitation and self doubt
“Like, when I'm unsure of myself, I just do my little countdown and I just jump, man. We'll see what happens. Yeah, I love that. But have you figured out, going back to mental health, Will Crook, have you figured out, like, the cause for your issues? My childhood. Childhood trauma. And again, so for me, being very honest and very free with you, my, you know, my childhood was, it wasn't, it was subtle. So I don't want to, I don't, I don't want to make it like, oh, I was abused and I was like that. Yeah. It was just stuff that my parents didn't know. So like, and you look at all, like, like the military and stuff, like Navy SEALs and even their training for Hell Week. They're like, bro, don't focus on, you know, running that next 10 miles. Just focus on doing this evolution. Right. And then when you get past this evolution, we'll do the next evolution. And so that's kind of my thing for life, man. I don't try to get too far ahead of myself because when I do, then I mess up this step and I miss this step. And then, you know, if something doesn't go the way I want it to, I get very, like, depressed and I get down on myself. Yeah. You can't get in your own head, right? Exactly. Yeah. Some days I film 15 episodes. And if I was thinking about that the whole time I'm filming rather than being the present with the guest, it would affect me probably. Right. And I mean, like I said, like, it's just a balance, man. Like, I'm really big on balance and learning and trying to do that. Like, I'm always trying to better myself. Like I said, that's why I like to read. I'm coming into my own, like, with men and depression and men and mental health. Like, so that's what I love about it. And I love about learning because it's helping me and it's powerful. It's powering me. So, like, every morning I'll start my day. I'll do my little messages. But then I'll post, like, three things that I've read from a book. And it just resonates with me. And it's crazy because so many people are like, man, like, this really has helped me. You know, this really has. I didn't know. And, like, that's the thing, too. Like, I feel like people look at me with the UFC and the fighters and so much fun that they don't think that I have bad days. They don't think that I deal with stuff. You know? And it's like, no, bro. Like, I'm human. Like, it, you know. Like, life happens to everybody. Right. You know what I'm saying? People see that way with celebrities and athletes. Right. 100%. And they don't feel like, oh, like, Cutman takes the press. You know? Like, I'm very adamant and very open that I see my therapist on Wednesdays. And I read my books, the Mel Robbins and the Viktor Frankl's and the Daily Stoics. Like, I'm all about being very open.”
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