![]() ![]() Only in the rare case that the choice you are presented with ticks all the boxes should you say YES.īut remember, that’s not going to happen very often!Ģ. You don’t just have to behave differently you need to be a different person – an essentialist, to be exact.Īnd for essentialists, the default answer to any opportunity or request is NO. So really, it’s only logical that we should say NO more often.īut getting over old habits is hard. ![]() They’re neither the best way we could have used this time nor do they bring us a significant amount of joy. ![]() Most of the commitments and opportunities we say yes to are sadly a waste of time. So unsurprisingly, we succumb easily to self-sabotaging habits such as people-pleasing, FOMO, and peer pressure. Humans are social creatures wired to seek approval and acceptance because being cast out of the tribe meant certain death. “The overwhelming reality is: we live in a world where almost everything is worthless and a very few things are exceptionally valuable.” – Essentialism by Greg McKeown Say NO the majority of times and YES only sometimes ![]()
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