Hell Yessssss Vs No | Deciding On Where To Spend Your Time
January 25, 20261h 7mFull
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Show Notes
You can't say yes to everything .... so where do you draw the line?
In Episode #511 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: the “hell yes versus no” decision-making lens and where it truly fits, opportunity cost/time constraints/certainty versus uncertainty, how emotion or rationality shapes decisions, stacking reasons to make a strong yes, a practical quadrant for choosing activities based on enjoyment and likelihood of meeting people.
Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals
Timeline:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:39) Context matters: opportunity cost, age and life stage
(00:07:45) Replacing habits: when a simple yes is enough
(00:09:44) Decision heuristics: yes vs hell no for everyday choices
(00:13:14) Capacity fills the time: stacking commitments and hard trade-offs
(00:19:10) Workplace decision matrices vs personal life choices
(00:23:06) System 1 and System 2: training intuition with deliberate thinking
(00:27:49) Certainty vs uncertainty: when you need a hell yes to persist
(00:31:07) A practical framework: enjoyment vs meeting-people quadrants
(00:35:25) Boostagram lounge
(00:36:02) Listener input: lazy no vs instinctive no
(00:37:40) Upcoming moonshot gathering: why it's a clear yes
(00:44:31) Stacking reasons: VeeCon memories, serendipity and energy
(00:50:00) New tech temptations: why not every tool warrants a yes
(00:55:01) Where we're still weak at decisions: money and overcommitting
(01:03:17) Emotion vs reason: explaining feelings with rationality
(01:05:48) Wrap-up, live time and Brisbane Marathon team invite
In Episode #511 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: the “hell yes versus no” decision-making lens and where it truly fits, opportunity cost/time constraints/certainty versus uncertainty, how emotion or rationality shapes decisions, stacking reasons to make a strong yes, a practical quadrant for choosing activities based on enjoyment and likelihood of meeting people.
Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals
Timeline:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:39) Context matters: opportunity cost, age and life stage
(00:07:45) Replacing habits: when a simple yes is enough
(00:09:44) Decision heuristics: yes vs hell no for everyday choices
(00:13:14) Capacity fills the time: stacking commitments and hard trade-offs
(00:19:10) Workplace decision matrices vs personal life choices
(00:23:06) System 1 and System 2: training intuition with deliberate thinking
(00:27:49) Certainty vs uncertainty: when you need a hell yes to persist
(00:31:07) A practical framework: enjoyment vs meeting-people quadrants
(00:35:25) Boostagram lounge
(00:36:02) Listener input: lazy no vs instinctive no
(00:37:40) Upcoming moonshot gathering: why it's a clear yes
(00:44:31) Stacking reasons: VeeCon memories, serendipity and energy
(00:50:00) New tech temptations: why not every tool warrants a yes
(00:55:01) Where we're still weak at decisions: money and overcommitting
(01:03:17) Emotion vs reason: explaining feelings with rationality
(01:05:48) Wrap-up, live time and Brisbane Marathon team invite
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