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> “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” Which is false if you're
by tempodox 3y ago
> “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.”
Which is false if you're not a decider to begin with. Otherwise, saying “no” to almost everything lands you somewhere between ‘uncooperative’ and ‘insubordination’. The majority of people are not the target audience for this article.
- zeteo 3y agoExactly. This is like saying the difference between sick and healthy people is that healthy people almost never go to a hospital. It's true, but saying no to almost everything is more useful as a way of recognizing a very successful person than becoming one.
- fma 3y agoI have no clue who the target audience is for this article... The "advice" ranges from saying no to coffee to saying no to your boss. Then the advice on "checking my calendar"...uh if I'm your boss, I would have checked your calendar already and see where you have timeslots. Article seems like the author asked ChatGPT for ways to say no and then added their examples to shoehorn to one article.
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- rcme 3y agoSaying ‘no’ to almost everything is the difference between successful people and very successful people. It’s not the difference between very successful people and unsuccessful people.
- classified 3y agoThat's just saying "beggars can't be choosers" in a way that flatters the powerful. If you're "successful" and need Warren Buffet to tell you that, you might as well let it be.
- SkyPuncher 3y agoThe quote misses scale. I have no doubt that successful people say no more often. However, they also say yes more often. It’s kind of like saying a successful race car driver uses the breaks more than the average driver. It’s meaningless because the nature of racing means your either at full they or full braking.
- whall6 3y agoAgree, the context of this quote was investing. There are unfathomable amounts of ideas out there, so the best investors say “no” to 99.999%. This doesn’t apply to a career, where in 99.999% of cases, the “yes” person gets the promotion.