“If you want to do more you have to commit to less. Raise the standards. Narrow the focus.”
Shane Parrish
“No” might be the most complex word in the English language. It has only two letters, but they are profoundly powerful. Committing to excellence without working on your “no” powers isn’t possible.
Two questions that have proven to be invaluable over the years, guiding more effective thinking and sharpening focus, are:
When faced with the question, ‘What SHOULD I say no to?’, remember that it’s not about what you ‘can’ say no to, but what you ‘should’ say no to. This shift in perspective can make the answer much clearer.
Every ‘yes’ is a ‘no’ to something else in the future. Time is finite, and understanding the trade-offs involved in saying ‘yes’ is crucial.
