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On saying ‘No’ to great ideas
In: Achieving Goals
5 Jun 2012“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.” – Steve Jobs Prior to the Digital Age, we had much less competing for our attention. [...]
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