How to stop screwing yourself over | Mel Robbins | TEDxSF

TEDx Talks · 34.7M views · 2011 · 21:40

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Productivity & self-improvementPsychology & human behaviortalk

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN mostly cites it in discussions of procrastination and the 5-second rule, not as a strong recommendation.

What it is

Mel Robbins gives a TEDxSF talk on why people sabotage themselves and how to push past hesitation. It is the source of her 'count backward from five' technique.

Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2013 to 2018.

What Hacker News said

Cites ThrowAway9392 · 2013-12 · on “The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder”

(Using a throw away account because of the stigma) For those who are curious if ADHD is real? I can tell you, from my personal experience, it is. I grew up with it all my life. It is hell. Then I randomly decided to try Paleo (cutting out gluten, sugar, grain and caffeine). And my ADHD is gone. I can focus, my mental fog is lifted, my lethargy is gone, I have the ability to enjoy normal activities. * My personal Proof: In the last 2 years about 15 times I have cheated on my Paleo diet, by eating bread or a decent amount of sugar. About 12 out of 15 of those times my brain chemistry was quickly affected. I had my old impairments and extreme inability to focus. * I realize the causes for ADHD

Cites quizotic · 2017-03 · on “The 5-Second Rule: The Ultimate Procrastination Killer”

For those who aren't riveted by the gorgeous ... sweater ... the link to the relevant TED talk is [this video] TL;DR: when tempted by procrastination count backward from 5

Cites phkahler · 2018-03 · on “PeerTube: A decentralized video hosting network, based on free software”

>> ps, this comment of mine is not as polite as I want my comments to be. But, when you're calling people lazy and sitting on their butt, I think it's okay to write a not-so-polite comment. Oh I understand. I held back a bit too. You're being an extremist with your comments about taking charge, and Always! And no, I don't propose the OP download the whole of what he sees as "culture to be preserved" from YouTube. Why do you insist on taking a simple concept to such an extreme? We can all try to change the world a little bit. I'd prefer the world to be certain ways. While I can't make it that way for everyone I can set an example and influence the small area around me. In a similar way, if so