The single most powerful word you can ever say

[Blues Man]

NO


Yet this 2 letter one syllable word is one of the hardest things for people to say.

People think saying yes is what opens possibilities but it's just the opposite.

When you realize your time and energy (physical and mental) are limited then you see that saying no actually is saying yes to the things you care about the most.

I think the conflict arises because most people haven't defined the things that matter to them the most.

 

[Vastator]

Isn't the thread about the most powerful word?

 

[Godboy]

is it really a good argument if it has nothing to do with the context of the thread?

This thread implies that "no" is a hard word to say. Im merely stating that there are harder words to say and that "no" isnt the most powerful word.

 

[Godboy]

Cool maybe you should be powerful and yell that word at the top of your lungs 100 times today

Are you suggesting that people would go crazy if he did? Doesnt that prove my point?

 

[Godboy]

NO


Yet this 2 letter one syllable word is one of the hardest things for people to say.

People think saying yes is what opens possibilities but it's just the opposite.

When you realize your time and energy (physical and mental) are limited then you see that saying no actually is saying yes to the things you care about the most.

I think the conflict arises because most people haven't defined the things that matter to them the most.

I have to be honest, i dont find it hard to say no very often. Its usually super easy.

 

[Vastator]

Cun... add the hard T, is another more powerful word than "no". It oftentimes elicits a very powerful, and emotional response from its recipient. Especially if the recipient is a woman.

 

[Bleipriester]

Let my try. No. Ok, I can do it!

 

[luiza]

If you are a Contrarian it is YES

 

[Godboy]

i go berserk when i hear an asswhole like you use a simple 2 sylable word like that to degrade a child or her family.

Thank you for proving my point. The OP seems to disagree with us.

 

[luiza]

i go berserk when i hear an asswhole like you use a simple 2 sylable word like that to degrade a child or her family.

Doggy is never going to set the intellectual world alight .

But , however top line offensive that word and his opinion are , never forget

Sticks and stones etc etc

 

[Vastator]

Another reason the word "no" isn't particularly powerful, is that it is easy to renege on, and usually without much stigma, or criticism. While "yes" on the other hand oftentimes is representative of a commitment made. So going back on a "yes" is oftentimes heavily criticized.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Cun... add the hard T, is another more powerful word than "no". It oftentimes elicits a very powerful, and emotional response from its recipient. Especially if the recipient is a woman.

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Acronym for Can't Understand Normal Thinking.

Very applicable to so many people.

.

 

[Blues Man]

Are you suggesting that people would go crazy if he did? Doesnt that prove my point?

Depends on what you think power is doesn't?

If you think power is making people angry then you're right.

If you think power is self control then you are not.

 

[Blues Man]

Another reason the word "no" isn't particularly powerful, is that it is easy to renege on, and usually without much stigma, or criticism. While "yes" on the other hand oftentimes is representative of a commitment made. So going back on a "yes" is oftentimes heavily criticized.

So because you are weak the word is not powerful?

 

[Blues Man]

Let my try. No. Ok, I can do it!

Say it to everyone who asks you for something today

 

[Godboy]

Depends on what you think power is doesn't?

If you think power is making people angry then you're right.

If you think power is self control then you are not.

I suppose if you break it down into these nuanced categories, that could change things.

 

[SweetSue92]

Cun... add the hard T, is another more powerful word than "no". It oftentimes elicits a very powerful, and emotional response from its recipient. Especially if the recipient is a woman.

Well, we're taking it back. "Looking c*nty" or "serving c*nt" is now a compliment on your clothing/appearance. The way things are going for women--this is the worst time to be a woman in my lifetime--I have no problem with that.

 

[Bleipriester]

Say it to everyone who asks you for something today

I do it. When I want to.

 

[TheParser]

(1) Yes, "NO" is our most powerful word.

(2) Many young ladies would have been much happier if they had said that word to their boyfriends.

(3) Many people standing on the scale today wish that they had said that word when starting to eat that third cookie yesterday.

(4) And starting this week, this 86-year-old has started saying "NO" to replying to threads regarding politics, ethnicities, and wars.

a. With the limited time left to me, I have decided to reply only to less contentious topics -- such as this thread.

Happy Weekend to everyone (regardless of your politics, your gender, your ethnicity or your sexuality).

 

[1srelluc]

That would be a negative.....Same as NO but with less blunt force.