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Do you need to say yes more?

  I recently started reading a book for the second time called “Yes Man” by Danny Wallace. 📖  I first read this book in my 20’s when I was living in London, and the book is also set in London. This book is a hilarious, chaotic memoir about what happens when a man decides to say “yes” to literally everything for a year.  After being stuck in a rut after a couple of break ups, becoming cynical, and saying “no”…

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If it’s not a full body yes it’s a clear no

How much of your life do you spend doing things out of obligation? This week I’ve been reading a book called Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less, by Greg McKeown. He opens the book by telling a story of a businessman who was overwhelmed by how much he had on his plate. Bit by bit, he started saying no to things.  He’d always been the yes man, so this was a change for those around him, but he adjusted. …

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