One Second Rule: To Always Stay Happy

by Leonid Altshuler

Doctor Leonid Altshuler, a U.S. board-certified psychiatrist, went through years of misdiagnosis and suffering from high blood pressure, digestion problems, anxiety and insomnia, before he discovered the techniques he now uses. 

Emotional stress appears to be a major trigger of almost all significant major health issues in modern society. Emotional stress can lead to the development of insulin resistance, whole body and brain inflammation, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, strokes, heart attacks, dementia and cancer.

Stress does not appear to be an objective reality, it representa our frequently conditioned emotional response to life events.

But there is always a precious moment, a second, in between the life event and your emotional reaction to it.

You always have the power of free will to utilize that second to completely change your attitude toward the event, and prevent yourself from being stressed out and getting sick with all the illnesses of the 21 century connected with stress.

Doctor Altshuler has develop a specific technique that he teaches all his patients so they can live a life free of stress.

He has successfully taught this technique to thousands of patients helping them to use that precious second to stay healthy, happy and avoid significant mental and physical illnesses.

If you want a fast and effective way to radically improve how you deal with stress this book is for you.

34 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 5, 2018

Reviews

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

We all know that stress is a real killer and we would add years to our lives if we were better able to control our reactions to troubling events. The idea of one second to stop and reframe what is happening is a constructive idea. But to list all the positives after being fired from a job seems unrealistic to me. Altshuler recommends seeing yourself as “lucky” that this has happened and write down all the positive points of being fired — for example, will meet new people at a new job, will try to find a better paying job, once I get a new job I will take a month off before I start and go on vacation, have time now for hobbies, etc. I don’t think many people would be able to respond to losing their job in this way. Altshuler ignores the big obstacle that most would face — lack of an income. In fact, roughly 80% of people live paycheck to paycheck according to recent research. Perhaps the other 20% could change how they react to being fired, but the majority of us would be very upset and rightfully so.

The second half of this brief book deals with becoming more mindful, thereby producing more alpha waves. This seems to me to be an excellent strategy for everyone. Mindfulness has been a hot topic for awhile now and we know that everyone can benefit. I am going to try to follow Altshuler’s steps to become more mindful and in the process, become more calm and feel better. That’s a worthwhile plan and I am going to start right away.

Thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

[Katarina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall, this book left me feeling disappointed.
I think there something to his message, I think he is onto something that probably works. I believe the author’s method and he describes it well.
So why am I disappointed? Well, the whole book takes about 5 min to read. It’s way too short, and though this is my first book by the author, his other books seem to all be equally short and probably, most likely even, contain the same material, repackaged in different words.
So to me this just seems like a cash grab by the author, and totally discredits his as an authority of any kind and devalues his message.

That’s a real shame, because I do think he could be onto something of value to many people, but unfortunately my opinion of him and his books is very low.

[Stef Bevins · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a very quick read, thankfully because much of it felt like a teenaged girl was writing it. The author saying stress is the root cause of many issues is accurate, however, I highly doubt most people, even the most calm immediately think when being fired, o yes let's take a month or two to travel on our dream vacation..c'mon, seriously? I am pretty sure most people are thinking about how they will pay their mortgage or feed their children, not running off and abandoning all responsibility to chase dreams at that point in time. Overall, I just couldn't get into this book because I had a hard time taking it serious just based on writing style and literally the content.

[SANDRA AUSTIN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful! It is working for me.

I love this book! I've been incredibly stressed and my mental functions have been suffering for years. This book helped me stop the stress from further damaging my health, and now I'm actually getting better than I've ever been before.
It's a very short book; the doctor gets right to the cure. Just follow through and you won't be sorry! I'm so happy I found this great book!

[koolbook · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the conciseness and personality infused into the book

This book is based on the author's practical experience helping others overcome stress and illness. I will be implementing the recommendations for triggering the brain to go into an alpha State first thing in the morning.

[T Olsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The rule in the title is barely covered in the book, and I don't get the point of it at all. The basic concept is to always feel "I'm lucky", and that I agree with 100%. Stay positive!
The book is short (OK), and the content isn't very useful besides the main point of avoiding stress and being happy.

[MK · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short Booklet

Not very well written. I Didn't appreciate the coarse language. He never gives the diet he mentioned. I thought he trivialized major depression and chemical imbalances which I've had since childhood.

[Tonya Sonner · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the simplicity of the methods taught here.

I love the simplicity of these suggestions. DR. Altshuler also gives the scientific results for each tool he teaches for stress making it even more compelling.

[Fan · Rating 1 out of 5]

excessive Profanity is a turnoff

I could not even make it 1/4 way through this book due to the profanity; it’s not necessary, overkill actually and it just made me not want to read another word.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got a free copy for review not realizing how short (35 pages) it is. This is fine since it should take a many pages as it takes. It's almost too short. It offers basically one technique that I'm sure will be of benefit some. I wish there was more.

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can’t say I was totally impressed with this one.

Yes, we all experience stress and I think most of us know that our emotional well-being affects our health tremendously, but the info shared is basic at best, and unrealistic in today’s world.

If we lost our jobs, would we abandon all responsibility and travel in hopes to fulfill something inside of us? I’m thinking no.

I understand how the advice can be useful but what most of us need, are tips to help us get through the normal every day dilemmas, and yes, losing our jobs happens, but there ways to get back on track without running off.

Not my favorite but you may find some helpful passages on mind/body connection to help you through difficult times!