Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Drawn from what Derek Sivers said
ambition How much to take on and how hard to push: superlinear returns to effort, focus, slack time, and procrastination.
Mental modelSay no by default
Though it's good to say yes when you're starting out, wanting any opportunity, or needing variety, it's bad to say yes when you're overwhelmed, over-committed, or need to focus.
Where this was said
↗If you're not feeling “hell yeah!” then say nosive.rs
All 3 korrents from this piecethis one is 2nd
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Do you hold this korrent?Do you also believe this?
I hold this tooIn tension with
Sivers holds both, and says so: the hell-yeah rule is for people already overwhelmed by options, and somebody starting out should say yes to almost anything. The rule is famous in the first form and only works in the second, which is the correction he keeps having to make in public.
Shared subject first, then similar wording. They may agree or disagree.