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3-2-1: On saying no, the importance of focus, and reading books
Luc Cheung and added
The difference between average results and exceptional ones is what you avoid.
Be quick to say no and slow to say yes. Saying yes consumes time. Saying no creates time.
Never say yes on the spot. Always give yourself some space. Make it a rule. Tell people. That’s what Daniel Kahneman does. When he’s on the phone, he says, ‘my rule is I never say ye... See morefrom The Focus to Say No by Farnam Street
Luc Cheung added
There exists a myth that it’s hard to say no, whether to someone else or to your own ambition. The reality is that saying no isn’t so bad if you have hard evidence that it’s the only reasonable answer.
from Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport