The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

Two words that did unusual numbers on the internet before they became a book. The Let Them Theory is Mel Robbins’s argument that an enormous amount of daily misery comes from trying to control what other people think, feel and do — and that the fix is a two-part sentence.

What the book covers

• “Let them” — releasing the attempt to manage other people’s choices, opinions and reactions
• “Let me” — the second half most summaries omit: deciding what you will do in response
• Applying it to friendships that have drifted, and to adult family relationships
• Dating, romantic relationships and the exhausting work of being chosen
• Workplace dynamics, comparison, and other people’s disapproval
• Why the theory is not passivity, and where it stops applying

Who it’s for

Readers who take other people’s opinions harder than they would like to, anyone stuck in a relationship pattern built on managing someone else’s mood, and existing readers of Robbins’s The 5 Second Rule.

Edition details

• Author: Mel Robbins
• Publisher: Hay House
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 978-1401971366
• Language: English

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