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Re:Ask YC: What's the best advice you ever got? by mechanical_fish on Wednesday May 07, 2008 @11:17PM (#184163)
Always say yes.

Ironically, another useful rule is "say no more often". It can help protect your sanity and your focus.

There are times when it's hard to know which of these excellent rules to apply. Perhaps the secret is to listen to your intuition. :)

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Re:Ask YC: What's the best advice you ever got? by xirium on Thursday May 08, 2008 @05:11AM (#184335)
From the newspaper London Lite on Tue 6 May 2008: "All you have to do is say yes or no to things. It's easy." -- Singer, Joss Stone, 21, has a simple trick when it comes to managing her own career.
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