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I started Saying No! And it feels like heaven ✨

Charan Koppuravuri on February 02, 2026

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything. — Warren Buff...
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Ali-Funk • Edited

The most expensive resource in development isn't compute power, it's focus
Saying 'No' isn't being negative; it is protecting the ROI of your output. If you say yes to everything, you dilute the quality of the few things that actually matter.
Prioritization is a hard skill, not a soft skill and I think a lot of us have been the yes man for a while and maybe to long to come to a point were no had to be the default answer.
That’s how you can save time and energy and FOCUS on quality.

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Charan Koppuravuri • Edited

Absolutely Agreed! In fact, Saying 'No' is the secret sauce in increasing ROI since it will direct focus to only on whats important.

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Ali-Funk

You got it :)

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ANIRUDDHA ADAK

Yes!

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Daniel Possible Kwabi

Wow, that easy. I stuggle to do this as my passion get's the best of me but I do understand and agree with the focus side of things.

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Charan Koppuravuri

@daniel_possiblekwabi_b57 Passion is your superpower!

The 24-hour rule helped me:
"Any non-critical Yes? Sleep on it → say No tomorrow"

Week 1: Felt guilty.
Month 1: Calendar freedom.
Quarter 1: Delivered 3x impact on core projects.

Your passion + selective Yes = unstoppable. What's one "passion project" you'd protect time for?

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Daniel Possible Kwabi

Awesome

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EmberNoGlow • Edited

No!

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Charan Koppuravuri

😁

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Priyanka

Absolutely rings the bells!

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Charan Koppuravuri

Cool :)