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Why We Say Yes
- We agree to many requests not because we want to do them, but because we don't want to be seen as rude, arrogant, or unhelpful.
- Often, you have to consider saying no to someone you will interact with again in the future.
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The Power Of Saying No
- More effort is wasted doing things that don't matter than is wasted doing things inefficiently.
- And if that is the case, elimination is a more useful skill than optimization.
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When To Say No
- This is similar to the well-known “Hell Yeah or No” method from Derek Sivers.
- If someone asks you to do something and your first reaction is “Hell Yeah!”, then do it. If it doesn't excite you, then say no.
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The Role Of No
- Saying no is an important skill to develop at any stage of your career because it retains the most important asset in life: your time.
- As the investor Pedro Sorrentino put it, “If you don’t guard your time, people will steal it from you.”
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Saying No
- Not doing something will always be faster than doing it.
- This statement reminds of the old computer programming saying, “Remember that there is no code faster than no code.”
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Upgrading Your No
- Upgrading your no doesn't mean you'll never say yes.
- It just means you default to saying no and only say yes when it really makes sense.
- To quote the investor Brent Beshore, “Saying no is so powerful because it preserves the opportunity to say yes.”
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"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all."
PETER DRUCKER
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Difference Between Yes And No
- Saying no saves you time in the future.
- Saying yes costs you time in the future.
- No is a form of time credit. You retain the ability to spend your future time however you want.
- Yes is a form of time debt. You have to pay back your com...
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