@Earl Westergaard Here's an easy way to bulldoze hesitation and get moving before your brain starts chucking B.S. at you. Count down 5-4-3-2-1 and go! It removes any time for excuses or second guesses to creep in.

@Deborah Yaffee They're both really easy to get into.

@Tellman Knudson – that’s a blast from the past! I haven’t heard SHABAMBO in years. Brings back some great memories!

I got ChatGPT to dive into the book and it came back with these... Productivity, the 5-Second Way: • Overthinking is Your Kryptonite – If you’re stuck in analysis paralysis, the 5 Second Rule slices through it. When you feel the urge to act, count down from 5 and move. No time for mental gymnastics . • Action Beats Motivation – Forget waiting for the “right moment.” Motivation is flaky at best. The 5 Second Rule turns action into the catalyst – you’ll feel ready after you start, not before . • Interrupt the Habit Loop – Every snooze button you hit strengthens the habit of inaction. The countdown disrupts this loop, nudging your brain into “action mode” before it can derail you . • Bias Toward Action – Success favours the movers, not the ponderers. The rule rewires you to lean into decisions, not debate them to death . • Micro-Decisions, Macro Impact – Tiny actions (like standing up, making a call, sending that email) stack into life-changing momentum. Each five-second decision shoves the snowball downhill . • Feel the Fear, 5-4-3-2-1 Anyway – Courage isn’t about confidence. It’s about taking action even when you’re uncertain. Count down, launch forward. Confidence follows, like the tail wagging the dog . • Kill Procrastination at the Root – You know what needs to happen, but your brain convinces you otherwise. Catch it mid-procrastination – count down and dive into the task before hesitation wins . • Override Emotional Decisions – Your brain is a drama queen. 5-4-3-2-1 gets you out of your head and into action, even if your emotions are shouting otherwise . • Get Off the Mental Hamster Wheel – Stop playing “choose-your-own-disaster” scenarios in your head. The 5 Second Rule yanks you out of the spin cycle and into progress . • Momentum Creates Confidence – The more you push forward, the more confident you become. Action is the ultimate confidence booster – and it all starts in five seconds or less .

Thanks @Jonathan Herbert I used it today to get up early! It's like pulling a gun before your inner voice pulls a knife. 😀