In western world they have this unscientific "5 seconds rule" regarding food dropped on floor. If it is picked up within 5 seconds, it will be safe and not contaminated with germs. I am certainly not talking about that. Instead I am talking about Mel Robbins 5 seconds rule about overcoming procrastination, avoiding bad decisions and more importantly getting into action mode. According to her famous book by the same title , we all know what is good for us, what we should be doing and what we should not be doing. But we do not break bad habits, we do not go into action mode, because our brain resists any type of change. In such a stressful situation we need to count down 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 and get into action mode. For example if you are feeling lethargic in the morning when alarm rings, count 5 to 1 and then get up. The key here is you are not giving too much time for the brain to think and find excuses not to get up. And once you are up, things will start moving. Y