Those of you who often over-commit or feel too scattered may appreciate a new philosophy I’m trying: if I’m not saying “HELL YEAH!” about something, then say no.

Meaning: When deciding whether to commit to something, if I feel anything less than, “Wow! That would be amazing! Absolutely! Hell yeah!” – then my answer is no.

When you say no to most things, you leave room in your life to really throw yourself completely into that rare thing that makes you say “HELL YEAH!”

We’re all busy. We’ve all taken on too much. Saying yes to less is the way out.

No more yes. It’s either HELL YEAH! or no – Derek Sivers blog (28 August 2009)

Read the full piece. It’s from six years ago so it’d be interesting if I could find whether he stuck to it but Lifehacker just spotted this today and has some thoughts on the topic.