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Is anyone else experiencing this new bit of weirdness, here? So, I’m checking my personal alerts, you know, with the bell thingy next to my profile pic and what do I see? A string of highlighted story excerpts from a reader, not one of mine, mind you. And the comments…

Breaking bad habits can take over two months to accomplish. But what if you could make a significant change in 5 seconds? In the book “The 5 Second Rule.” Mel Robbins writes that the moment you think about doing something, you should mentally start counting down — 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… then GO. The rule acts as a “starting ritual” that breaks bad habits and triggers positive new behavior changes. Otherwise, if you let more than 5 seconds pass before you precede with your thoughts— your brain will talk you out of it.

Chad was nostalgic for an era he didn’t know, an era that Sharon was dismissive of. She saw those times as barbaric, reliant on the mercy of the powerful, and altogether too casual. He adored the architecture, the philosophies of the era, the audacity of humanity’s bravery in experimentation. But…