Mastering The Slow "Yes" and Fast "No" (#144)
Career Growth Made Easy
English - March 06, 2023 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCareers Business Education How To career job resume interview performance raise promotion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mastering The Slow "Yes" and Fast "No"
When brainstorming ways to improve your time management, you probably don't think about your listening skills. What's the correlation? It's more connected than you'd think.
How well do you manage your time? When it comes to assisting others with tasks or projects, do you jump at the chance to help? While that may be admirable, you could be creating a reputation you can't afford to keep.
In today's episode, let's talk about how to master the art of making choices.
Chapters
[01:48]
There is a psychological difference in how we approach "to-do" lists versus "task lists"
[04:15]
Give your listener your full attention so you can properly respect and process their information.
[07:53]
If you're saying "yes" to a commitment, are you able to actually follow through?
[09:51]
Do your best to avoid the fast "yes" as an instant reaction. You can't use your critical thinking skills to assess the given task, and you're not using your critical listening skills to actually hear the request.
[10:17]
"No is a complete sentence."
[11:27]
'Decision fatigue' is real!
[15:54]
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