# The Ultimate Productivity Hack is Saying No  ## About - Author: James Clear - Title: The Ultimate Productivity Hack is Saying No - Tags: #articles - URL: https://jamesclear.com/saying-no ## Highlights #favorite Not doing something will always be faster than doing it. This statement reminds me of the old computer programming saying, “Remember that there is no code faster than no code.” --- When you say no, you are only saying no to *one* option. When you say yes, you are saying no to *every other* option. I like how the economist Tim Harford put it, “Every time we say yes to a request, we are also saying no to anything else we might accomplish with the time.” Once you have committed to something, you have already decided how that future block of time will be spent. --- No is a decision. Yes is a responsibility. ---