You can't say yes to everything .... so where do you draw the line?<br /><br />In Episode #511 of 'Meanderings', Juan &amp; 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. <br /><br />Stan Link: <a href="https://stan.store/meremortals" target="_blank">https://stan.store/meremortals</a><br /><br />Timeline:<br /> (00:00:00) Intro<br />(00:03:39) Context matters: opportunity cost, age and life stage<br />(00:07:45) Replacing habits: when a simple yes is enough<br />(00:09:44) Decision heuristics: yes vs hell no for everyday choices<br />(00:13:14) Capacity fills the time: stacking commitments and hard trade-offs<br />(00:19:10) Workplace decision matrices vs personal life choices<br />(00:23:06) System 1 and System 2: training intuition with deliberate thinking<br />(00:27:49) Certainty vs uncertainty: when you need a hell yes to persist<br />(00:31:07) A practical framework: enjoyment vs meeting-people quadrants<br />(00:35:25) Boostagram lounge<br />(00:36:02) Listener input: lazy no vs instinctive no<br />(00:37:40) Upcoming moonshot gathering: why it's a clear yes<br />(00:44:31) Stacking reasons: VeeCon memories, serendipity and energy<br />(00:50:00) New tech temptations: why not every tool warrants a yes<br />(00:55:01) Where we're still weak at decisions: money and overcommitting<br />(01:03:17) Emotion vs reason: explaining feelings with rationality<br />(01:05:48) Wrap-up, live time and Brisbane Marathon team invite&nbsp; <p><br /><br />Connect with Mere Mortals:<br />Website: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/</a><br />Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU</a><br />Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspods" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meremortalspods</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/</a><br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts</a><br /><br />Value 4 Value Support:<br />Boostagram: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support</a><br />Paypal: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast</a></p>