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Hell Yeah! Otherwise No!

(Excerpt from Anything You Want by Derek Sivers) If you’re not saying “HELL YEAH!” about something, say “no.” When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than “Wow! That would be...

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Saying ‘No’ most of the time

“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m...

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Ted Williams and Warren Buffett wait for the fat pitch

(Extracted from Berkshire Hathaway 1997 Shareholder Letter) We try to exert a Ted Williams kind of discipline. In his book The Science of Hitting, Ted explains that he carved the strike zone into 77 cells, each the size...

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Focus gave Bill Gates and Warren Buffet their successes

(Extracted from gatesnotes) At first glance, Warren and I may seem like a mismatch. I’m a technology nerd. He’s an investor who doesn’t use email. In fact, I never expected to be friends with him.  In...

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