The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins pleasantly surprised me. I honestly thought it was a gimmick and just another pop culture self help book, but there was a lot more substance to it. Mel did an excellent job of summarizing a lot of the research in psychology and human behavior and condensing it into short and easy to understand take away points. Psychologists get caught up in psychobabble, and their research articles are dense. It’s nice when someone else does the work for you and gives you the cliff notes version.
Mel defines the 5 second rule as:
“The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal you must [say to yourself] 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and physically move or your brain will stop you.” When you start to think, your brain wants to pull you right back to the safe familiar zone, so just go and do!…read more
by Burnett and Evans is my new favorite book. I have been recommending it to clients, friends, and family. I love it when a book written for the general public takes principals of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and shows you how to apply it to everyday situations. Designing Your Life was originally a class at Stanford University for college students trying to figure what to do after they graduate. The professors, Burnett and Evans, have taken that message and are sharing it with everyone through their book. This book is for anyone going through a life transition, anyone who is feeling stuck in their life, or anyone who often finds themselves asking “Is this it?” The book talks a lot about “Dysfunctional Beliefs” that keep us stuck and “Reframe” the healthy beliefs that help us move forward. This is the bread and butter of CBT. Identifying your dysfunctional beliefs, challenging them, and turning them into healthier alternative beliefs. Only here Burnett and Evans have done all the work for you