Feelings are just suggestions

We usually don’t think, then act, but feel, then act. As a result, the simple reason we often don’t act at all is that we “don’t feel like it.”

With the 5 Second Rule, what you’re doing then is called psychological intervention on a very small scale: You’re changing your behaviour to impact how you feel, rather than hoping for the process to happen in reverse.

• To push yourself
• Become more influential at work
• Be more productive
• Step outside your comfort zone
• Become more efficient at networking
• To self-monitor and control your emotions
• To manage, engage, motivate and encourage team members