Every yes is a no to something else. The people who seem to have focus just got honest about what their yes costs.

The thought behind it

Every choice issues an invoice. This line reads it aloud, including the part that was never itemised. Quiet Power is unglamorous by design: the version of you it builds is the only receipt you get. Watch what “yes” does here. Change it and the sentence becomes comfortable again, which is how you know it matters.