“Saying no saves you time in the future. Saying yes costs you time in the future.

No is like a time credit. You can spend that block of time in the future.

Yes is like a time debt. You have to repay that commitment at some point.

No is a decision. Yes is a responsibility.”

— James Clear https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/may-20-2021?rh_ref=e1cbd323

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More effort is wasted doing things that don’t matter than is wasted doing things inefficiently.

Elimination is the highest form of optimization.

— James Clear https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/may-6-2021?rh_ref=e1cbd323

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Success is largely the failures you avoid. Health is the injuries you don’t sustain. Wealth is the purchases you don’t make. Happiness is the objects you don’t desire. Peace of mind is the arguments you don’t engage.

Avoid the bad to protect the good.

— James Clear https://twitter.com/JamesClear/status/1299369281256386561?s=20

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This screwdriver, what’s it for? The one with with black oxide non-slip tips, tri-lobe ergonomic handles, and a special “Speed Zone” at the base of the handle, which allows for faster turning in low back torque applications. You know, the one with a nut bolster for added strength and versatility.

What’s it for?

Can I use it to open a paint can? Well, sure you can, but you could find easier and cheaper substitutes. And you might get paint on the screwdriver, which would make it much less effective for its real job.

Can I use it to turn this Phillips-head screw? Well, possibly, but you’ll probably strip the screw.

Can I use it to stir my coffee? Well, sure, but why?

This all seems obvious.

And yet, we can ask the same questions about your website, your advanced degree, your office building… Or this meeting, that job description or the choice to work a nine-hour day. What’s it for?

If it’s a tool, not a destination, what’s the tool for?

It doesn’t have to be expensive, all-purpose or exactly the same as the others are using. It simply needs to do the job you need it to do better than any other alternative method.

— Seth Godin, Screwdriver clarity https://seths.blog/2021/03/screwdriver-clarity/

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The No Asshole Rule:

If you can tell someone is an asshole, they shouldn’t be in your life.

Don’t hang with them. Don’t invest with them. Don’t text them. Don’t partner with them. Don’t work with them. Don’t date them.

Remove the bad and you’ll have more good.

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Clarity is the elimination of mental clutter.

Agility is the elimination of physical clutter.

Tranquility is the elimination of spiritual clutter.

— James Clear

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