Shaan Puri

So her five-second rule, this is her book, which is basically if you are procrastinating or you have self-doubt.

So let's just take an example.

You're a guy, you see a cute girl at the cafe, and there's that moment where you have to decide, am I going to approach her and say something to her or not?

And her rule is basically you count backwards, five, four, three, two, one, and then you just physically move towards doing it before your brain can stop you.

So you sort of, the body overrides the brain.

You don't let yourself be an overthinker.

That one principle is like her most famous principle or most useful thing that has spread, the idea that has spread the furthest.

You have three seconds to get there.

Wait, before you go there, can I tell you one more five-second rule story?

This is just useful to the…

You know, if there happens to be a young single man that listens to this podcast, I know, absurd.

But if there was such a guy, this might be useful.

My trainer is telling me this story.

So my trainer is one of the best humans I know.

He's also super funny, always in a good mood, gets along with everybody, super fit.

He's like incredible.

He's a catch.

And he's almost single.

He's single right now.

And the crazy thing is he's so, it's almost like, you know, when people like, I'm going to work on myself for a little bit.