Comments on: My Real-World “Yes Man” Experiment http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/ feel deeply alive, every single day Wed, 16 May 2012 19:13:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: dony http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-5437 dony Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:58:47 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-5437 this is good .. and i say yes to tweet it :D great experiment mate this is good .. and i say yes to tweet it :D great experiment mate

]]> By: Vlad Dolezal http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-5427 Vlad Dolezal Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:09:52 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-5427 I've become a lot more attuned to the possibility of saying "yes" to things. That has been a huge positive benefit. Of course, for some people it's just as important to learn to say "no". So, apply your own discretion there. But in general, yes, I would recommend the experiment. Just don't tell any of your real-world friends about it until it's over ;) I’ve become a lot more attuned to the possibility of saying “yes” to things. That has been a huge positive benefit.

Of course, for some people it’s just as important to learn to say “no”. So, apply your own discretion there.

But in general, yes, I would recommend the experiment. Just don’t tell any of your real-world friends about it until it’s over ;)

]]> By: P http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-5424 P Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:25:23 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-5424 Great blog post. So I'm wondering if you have continued this experiment at all and if so; has the overall positive effect start to wear off? I have a suspicion meeting new people and going off on adventures all of a sudden, might be exciting in the short term, but a prolonged period of yes'ing might become as tiresome as saying no more often than not. I started reading the novel the film is based on today. So far it is a jolly good read. I'm also currently mulling over attempting this experiment myself but tossing up whether I need to set myself down some guidelines. I certainly don't want to have any long-term untoward effects. Great blog post.

So I’m wondering if you have continued this experiment at all and if so; has the overall positive effect start to wear off?

I have a suspicion meeting new people and going off on adventures all of a sudden, might be exciting in the short term, but a prolonged period of yes’ing might become as tiresome as saying no more often than not.

I started reading the novel the film is based on today. So far it is a jolly good read. I’m also currently mulling over attempting this experiment myself but tossing up whether I need to set myself down some guidelines. I certainly don’t want to have any long-term untoward effects.

]]> By: Patrick http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-4938 Patrick Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:39:17 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-4938 well i am saying yes for a month for a school project and so far my roomate has woken me up in the middle of the night to do push ups and some of my co-workers have forced me to eat 4 borritos in a row. o and on of my friends told me not to talk to my gf for the first 2 mins that i see her next....she got pissed. but so far i haven't had any really crazy exspereiences. What can i do to get more crazy things to happen?? well i am saying yes for a month for a school project and so far my roomate has woken me up in the middle of the night to do push ups and some of my co-workers have forced me to eat 4 borritos in a row. o and on of my friends told me not to talk to my gf for the first 2 mins that i see her next….she got pissed. but so far i haven’t had any really crazy exspereiences. What can i do to get more crazy things to happen??

]]> By: Kevin http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-1950 Kevin Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:38:19 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-1950 Dude. I'm exactly like Jims character, Im a shut out never do anything and just play video games all day... Its so bad that my Gf and my friends are starting to ignore me and not want to do anything at all... Then I watched this movie and started taking its advice... This is the first day.. if your interested at all Throw me a email and I'll tell you how it worked for me. Dude. I’m exactly like Jims character, Im a shut out never do anything and just play video games all day… Its so bad that my Gf and my friends are starting to ignore me and not want to do anything at all… Then I watched this movie and started taking its advice… This is the first day.. if your interested at all Throw me a email and I’ll tell you how it worked for me.

]]> By: The Real Life “Yes Man” | http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 The Real Life “Yes Man” | Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:32:48 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-1851 [...] I’m good. Well if you want to read more about this little experiment and what other people had to say about it, follow this link. [...] [...] I’m good. Well if you want to read more about this little experiment and what other people had to say about it, follow this link. [...]

]]> By: Vlad Dolezal http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Vlad Dolezal Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:20:06 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-1736 @Evelin: Glad to see you think the way I do. Ya, it's amazing how much fun you can have saying "Yes!" to random things :D @Evelin:

Glad to see you think the way I do. Ya, it’s amazing how much fun you can have saying “Yes!” to random things :D

]]> By: Evelin http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-1735 Evelin Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:34:56 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-1735 Hey Vlad :) I watched the Yes man about five months ago and it had a strong affect on me, BUT I was still too lazy to live like he did. But..last week I accidently saw it again and decided to try it. And I had a lot of fun. Not just fun but A LOT OF FUN. I met tons on new and funny people :) So I strongly suppore the idea :P It was nice reading your blog :) Hey Vlad :)
I watched the Yes man about five months ago and it had a strong affect on me, BUT I was still too lazy to live like he did. But..last week I accidently saw it again and decided to try it. And I had a lot of fun. Not just fun but A LOT OF FUN. I met tons on new and funny people :) So I strongly suppore the idea :P It was nice reading your blog :)

]]> By: The Secret of Super-effective People - The Weekly Review | Fun Life Development http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 The Secret of Super-effective People - The Weekly Review | Fun Life Development Fri, 29 May 2009 14:08:53 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-1560 [...] not that important in the long term. Trying that new hobby, talking to new people, trying a crazy experiment? Potentially very [...] [...] not that important in the long term. Trying that new hobby, talking to new people, trying a crazy experiment? Potentially very [...]

]]> By: Vlad Dolezal http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2009/my-real-world-yes-man-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-1501 Vlad Dolezal Mon, 18 May 2009 17:12:55 +0000 http://vladdolezal.com/blog/?p=664#comment-1501 @Tula: You're right, I picked up on the spirit of "saying 'Yes!'" to opportunities, not just the literal interpretation of just saying yes. But to be honest, I didn't always say "Yes!" to every opportunity I spotted. I did say "Yes!" to all requests, but with opportunities, I sometimes took them and sometimes didn't. Oh well :p And as for the girl... yes, I'm aware she's attracted to me. But for various reasons, I'm choosing not to pursue. You're right though, I like hanging out with her, maybe I could at least invite her for a cup of tea, or something. Being friends with cute girls never hurts ;) @Tula:

You’re right, I picked up on the spirit of “saying ‘Yes!’” to opportunities, not just the literal interpretation of just saying yes.

But to be honest, I didn’t always say “Yes!” to every opportunity I spotted. I did say “Yes!” to all requests, but with opportunities, I sometimes took them and sometimes didn’t. Oh well :p

And as for the girl… yes, I’m aware she’s attracted to me. But for various reasons, I’m choosing not to pursue. You’re right though, I like hanging out with her, maybe I could at least invite her for a cup of tea, or something. Being friends with cute girls never hurts ;)

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