According to Jony Ive, there was one exercise that Steve Jobs reminded him of every single day – the practice of saying ‘no’. At least once a day, Jobs would confront Ive and ask him “How many times did you say ‘no’ today?” and then push him to say it even more. The whole point of the exercise was to stay focused. It’s easy to get distracted and say ‘yes’ to everything that comes your way. Oftentimes you don’t even have to say ’no’ to other people, instead you’ll say it to yourself. Say ‘no’ to taking a break. Say…
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