Comments on: 5 Reasons to Say YES http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:19:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: yioqse http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-103322 yioqse Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:40:53 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-103322 sorry about my english....i'll try to tell you what my father says...<br>When you understand that EVERYTHING in this life is transitory, appears equanimity......Then? PERSISTS in the seaking(searching, improving....)<br>Whats my conclusion? In this life you can reach everything you want, but you have to persist, don´t be afraid of anything........just say that is no easy sorry about my english….i'll try to tell you what my father says…
When you understand that EVERYTHING in this life is transitory, appears equanimity……Then? PERSISTS in the seaking(searching, improving….)
Whats my conclusion? In this life you can reach everything you want, but you have to persist, don´t be afraid of anything……..just say that is no easy

]]> By: yioqse http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-51865 yioqse Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:40:53 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-51865 sorry about my english....i'll try to tell you what my father says... When you understand that EVERYTHING in this life is transitory, appears equanimity......Then? PERSISTS in the seaking(searching, improving....) Whats my conclusion? In this life you can reach everything you want, but you have to persist, don´t be afraid of anything........just say that is no easy sorry about my english….i’ll try to tell you what my father says…
When you understand that EVERYTHING in this life is transitory, appears equanimity……Then? PERSISTS in the seaking(searching, improving….)
Whats my conclusion? In this life you can reach everything you want, but you have to persist, don´t be afraid of anything……..just say that is no easy

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-103321 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 21 May 2007 15:23:26 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-103321 Cindy - That's very true, the situation makes a difference, but the key here is that there are some people who are consistently negative. It is often easier to say "no" and be dismissive... Cindy – That's very true, the situation makes a difference, but the key here is that there are some people who are consistently negative. It is often easier to say “no” and be dismissive…

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-10647 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 21 May 2007 14:23:26 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-10647 Cindy - That's very true, the situation makes a difference, but the key here is that there are some people who are consistently negative. It is often easier to say "no" and be dismissive... Cindy – That’s very true, the situation makes a difference, but the key here is that there are some people who are consistently negative. It is often easier to say “no” and be dismissive…

]]> By: Cindy http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-103320 Cindy Mon, 21 May 2007 08:09:12 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-103320 I actually think it depends on the situation. You just need to weight each case differently. Just my two cents.. I actually think it depends on the situation. You just need to weight each case differently. Just my two cents..

]]> By: Cindy http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-10644 Cindy Mon, 21 May 2007 07:09:12 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-10644 I actually think it depends on the situation. You just need to weight each case differently. Just my two cents.. I actually think it depends on the situation. You just need to weight each case differently. Just my two cents..

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-5311 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:46:52 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-5311 Hi MYR - thanks for the comment. There may be a place for devil's advocates, but I still agree with Paul - it's an easy position to take. Done right, a devil's advocate can help; they can be an advisor, honest feedback loop, etc. -- done poorly and they're just a negative pain in the rear. Saying YES is riskier and more fun than saying NO. But as long as a devil's advocate isn't there just to shoot everything down, then there may be a place for them after all. *smile* Hi MYR – thanks for the comment. There may be a place for devil’s advocates, but I still agree with Paul – it’s an easy position to take. Done right, a devil’s advocate can help; they can be an advisor, honest feedback loop, etc. — done poorly and they’re just a negative pain in the rear.

Saying YES is riskier and more fun than saying NO.

But as long as a devil’s advocate isn’t there just to shoot everything down, then there may be a place for them after all. *smile*

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-103319 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:46:52 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-103319 Hi MYR - thanks for the comment. There may be a place for devil's advocates, but I still agree with Paul - it's an easy position to take. Done right, a devil's advocate can help; they can be an advisor, honest feedback loop, etc. -- done poorly and they're just a negative pain in the rear.<br><br>Saying YES is riskier and more fun than saying NO.<br><br>But as long as a devil's advocate isn't there just to shoot everything down, then there may be a place for them after all. *smile* Hi MYR – thanks for the comment. There may be a place for devil's advocates, but I still agree with Paul – it's an easy position to take. Done right, a devil's advocate can help; they can be an advisor, honest feedback loop, etc. — done poorly and they're just a negative pain in the rear.

Saying YES is riskier and more fun than saying NO.

But as long as a devil's advocate isn't there just to shoot everything down, then there may be a place for them after all. *smile*

]]> By: MYR http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-5244 MYR Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:06:15 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-5244 I think I'll take the contrarian view (dare I say "play devil's advocate") and defend the devil's advocate. A good devil's advocate can make you take a step back and look at least a little more critically at your ideas. Since the world contains many more bad ideas than good ideas, approaching every idea with a rah rah super-positive attitude is more likely than not to end up with you enthusiastically supporting a bad idea. I doubt that you want that. I think I’ll take the contrarian view (dare I say “play devil’s advocate”) and defend the devil’s advocate. A good devil’s advocate can make you take a step back and look at least a little more critically at your ideas. Since the world contains many more bad ideas than good ideas, approaching every idea with a rah rah super-positive attitude is more likely than not to end up with you enthusiastically supporting a bad idea. I doubt that you want that.

]]> By: MYR http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/comment-page-1/#comment-103318 MYR Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:06:15 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/5-reasons-to-say-yes/2006/10/06/#comment-103318 I think I'll take the contrarian view (dare I say "play devil's advocate") and defend the devil's advocate. A good devil's advocate can make you take a step back and look at least a little more critically at your ideas. Since the world contains many more bad ideas than good ideas, approaching every idea with a rah rah super-positive attitude is more likely than not to end up with you enthusiastically supporting a bad idea. I doubt that you want that. I think I'll take the contrarian view (dare I say “play devil's advocate”) and defend the devil's advocate. A good devil's advocate can make you take a step back and look at least a little more critically at your ideas. Since the world contains many more bad ideas than good ideas, approaching every idea with a rah rah super-positive attitude is more likely than not to end up with you enthusiastically supporting a bad idea. I doubt that you want that.

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