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# Unrelated engineer
This is collect of thoughts after I travel around the Internet. Not engineering
related though.
## [Give it five minutes](https://signalvnoise.com/posts/3124-give-it-five-minutes)
> There are two things in this world that take no skill: 1. Spending other
> peoples money and 2. Dismissing an idea.
>
> Dismissing an idea is so easy because it doesnt involve any work. You can
> scoff at it. You can ignore it. You can puff some smoke at it. Thats easy.
> The hard thing to do is protect it, think about it, let it marinate, explore
> it, riff on it, and try it. The right idea could start out life as the wrong
> idea.
>
> So next time you hear something, or someone, talk about an idea, pitch an
> idea, or suggest an idea, give it five minutes. Think about it a little bit
> before pushing back, before saying its too hard or its too much work. Those
> things may be true, but there may be another truth in there too: It may be
> worth it.
## [Never say “no,” but rarely say “yes.”](https://longform.asmartbear.com/say-yes/)
> So the principle is straightforward: Set the conditions of “yes” such that:
>
> - If they say “yes,” youre happy because the terms or money are so good, it
> more than compensates for the distraction, perhaps funding the thing you
> really want to do.
> - If they say “no,” youre happy because it wasnt a great fit anyway; its
> not a worthwhile return on your time and effort.