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“Hell yeah or no!”
I think about this phrase a lot.
This is an iconic Derek Sivers book and quote I learned from the Tim Ferriss book “Tools of Titans”.
Let’s talk about it.
What does the quote mean?
“Hell yeah or no” means that you need to say yes to opportunities you’re excited about and no to anything that will distract you from what is important or meaningful in your life.
Experimentation
This leads me to the idea of experiments.
Experimentation leads to clarity.
This is Important: The more experiments you perform, the more you will understand which opportunities you want to say no to.
What about focus?
Now, you might be thinking: what about focus?
Of course, focus is important. But it’s difficult to know what your primary focus needs to be if you don’t experiment.
As you experiment, what’s truly important is creating systems and allocating time. Make this simple.
For example, if you want to write daily, you’ll need a system. You’ll need content ideas, templates, and daily target goals.
A simple goal for writers is to fill in 10 headings a day. Now you need to allocate a slot of time to complete this task.
And that’s how you consistently perform any experiment.
How to apply this today
Now let’s talk about how you can apply this to your life.
If you’ve been lingering on an idea for a while, then that means it’s probably an opportunity worth pursuing and saying yes to.
After all, you need to take risks and make bets if you want to discover what you want in life.
Risks and bets are all part of your journey, and by taking them regularly, you will, without a doubt, know when to say:
“HELL YES or no”