I would like to second saying "yes" ... however, the intuition for saying "yes" is that you should become /more open/ to experiences by lowering a threshold of

I would like to second saying "yes" ... however, the intuition for saying "yes" is that you should become /more open/ to experiences by lowering a threshold of openness a bit. That's a valid and more comfortable approach, but I think it's better to instead say yes more to things that you would not normally do in a thousand years (aside from those with real safety/moral concerns - drugs, cheating, etc.) If someone invites me to another board game night but I feel like playing videogames by myself, it may be ok to say no. If someone wants me to do something utterly dreadful like dance surrounded by people who actually know how, watch superbowl, or make [the first I ever made, but they don't know that] pie for their birthday, then I have to do it. Well, not all the time, but I used to do it for a month at a time and I made friends a lot this way, and also met my now-wife :)