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About A Smart Bear"Focus" requires saying "no" to most things, but there's a way to do it that allows you to say "yes" exactly when it matters most.
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A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen
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About A Smart Bear"Focus" requires saying "no" to most things, but there's a way to do it that allows you to say "yes" exactly when it matters most.
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Treat focus as a rule for conditional commitment, not blanket rejection. Define the rare conditions under which an opportunity deserves a “yes,” so most requests can be deferred without closing the door on unusually valuable ones.
Without clear criteria, founders either scatter resources across too many opportunities or reject promising ones reflexively. A high bar preserves focus while leaving room for exceptional opportunities.
Write three explicit conditions that a new opportunity must meet to interrupt your current priorities. Which open request, if any, clears all three?
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