# Introduction

the five-second rule, and it’s used to prevent acting on detrimental urges. Involves counting back from 5,4,3,2,1.

This simple act distracts you from your anxieties and redirects your attention to what you should be doing, instead of submitting to instantly gratifying urges.

This tool is especially useful if you’re the kind of person who sits around waiting for inspiration to strike.

a concept known as the locus of control. explains the feeling people perceive of outside forces controlling their lives, and that those who feel more in control tend to be more productive.

We’re often told to keep an eye out for opportunities and to take them when they appear. But the better advice is to assert control over your own destiny and create opportunities yourself.

Mel Robbins refers to it as the power of the push and the five-second rule might just be the push you need
