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1. Start with no.
You can suffer from too many opportunities.
Indecision and obligations drain time and energy.
Opportunities come with a cost. Everything you say no to is the chance to say "fuck yes" to the right thing later – not just the next thing that comes along.
You can suffer from too many opportunities.
Indecision and obligations drain time and energy.
Opportunities come with a cost. Everything you say no to is the chance to say "fuck yes" to the right thing later – not just the next thing that comes along.
No assholes.
Who you spend time with determines the quality of that time.
In life and work, one asshole can make everything they touch stink.
Trust your gut. That feeling is designed to help you avoid encounters with assholes.
Who you spend time with determines the quality of that time.
In life and work, one asshole can make everything they touch stink.
Trust your gut. That feeling is designed to help you avoid encounters with assholes.
3. Nobody owes you anything.
Don& #39;t expect someone& #39;s time or consideration by default.
If you get it, treat it like a gift.
You are not owed a return on what you& #39;ve invested in someone unless it& #39;s a transaction.
Be kind, and don& #39;t expect anything in return for it.
Don& #39;t expect someone& #39;s time or consideration by default.
If you get it, treat it like a gift.
You are not owed a return on what you& #39;ve invested in someone unless it& #39;s a transaction.
Be kind, and don& #39;t expect anything in return for it.
4. No is better than maybe.
Indecision is easy and maybe means nothing.
Decisions are difficult work. A yes is easier to give than a no, but both lead to certainty.
Decisions lead to certain next steps.
Maybe leads nowhere because it means nothing.
Indecision is easy and maybe means nothing.
Decisions are difficult work. A yes is easier to give than a no, but both lead to certainty.
Decisions lead to certain next steps.
Maybe leads nowhere because it means nothing.
5. No one cares like you do.
People often share ideas or problems and stop there.
If you care about something, never assume someone else will handle it just because they know about it.
And if they deal with it, don& #39;t assume they& #39;ll handle it they way you would have.
People often share ideas or problems and stop there.
If you care about something, never assume someone else will handle it just because they know about it.
And if they deal with it, don& #39;t assume they& #39;ll handle it they way you would have.
6. Saying no is for the powerful.
When you have to say yes but you want to say no, you feel powerless.
When you can say no, you exert control over your choices and your future.
That& #39;s power.
When you have to say yes but you want to say no, you feel powerless.
When you can say no, you exert control over your choices and your future.
That& #39;s power.
7. Use no to find your yes.
Knowing exactly where you want to go in life is difficult.
Knowing what you you want to avoid is a lot easier.
Use dislikes to find anti-goals.
Use anti-goals to find direction.
Knowing exactly where you want to go in life is difficult.
Knowing what you you want to avoid is a lot easier.
Use dislikes to find anti-goals.
Use anti-goals to find direction.
8. Never assume the best.
Imagine your understanding as a road.
When there& #39;s a gap in knowledge, it gets bumpy.
Assumptions fill our gaps, but they make for poor road foundations.
The more comforting the assumption is in the short-term, the riskier it is in the long-term.
Imagine your understanding as a road.
When there& #39;s a gap in knowledge, it gets bumpy.
Assumptions fill our gaps, but they make for poor road foundations.
The more comforting the assumption is in the short-term, the riskier it is in the long-term.
9. Do not speak out of obligation.
When silence emerges, we fill it — regardless of whether we have something to say.
When you& #39;re comfortable with silence, you create a space for others to speak — and for yourself to think.
To find the signal, kill the noise.
When silence emerges, we fill it — regardless of whether we have something to say.
When you& #39;re comfortable with silence, you create a space for others to speak — and for yourself to think.
To find the signal, kill the noise.
10. Having no choice is convenient.
We codify values to remove the effort of choice: "thou shalt not x."
We often put the onus of choice elsewhere: bosses, partners, etc.
"I don& #39;t have a choice" is a tool.
Be careful who you give it to: https://twitter.com/BryceBladon/status/1324445160084627456">https://twitter.com/BryceBlad...
We codify values to remove the effort of choice: "thou shalt not x."
We often put the onus of choice elsewhere: bosses, partners, etc.
"I don& #39;t have a choice" is a tool.
Be careful who you give it to: https://twitter.com/BryceBladon/status/1324445160084627456">https://twitter.com/BryceBlad...
Not wanting something is better than getting it.
