1, #102 - A hard 'No'
In the clip below, the legendary designer of the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, and MacBook explains that one of the most critical things he learned from Steve Jobs was the importance of focus.
“This sounds really simplistic, but it shocks me how few people actually practice this—and it’s a struggle to practice… Steve was th... See more
startuparchive_instagram.comSaying no doesn't mean you'll never do anything interesting or innovative or spontaneous. It just means that you say yes in a focused way. Once you have knocked out the distractions, it can make sense to say yes to any opportunity that could potentially move you in the right direction. You may have to try many things to discover what works and what... See more
James Clear • The Ultimate Productivity Hack Is Saying No
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.”