<br> # My Thoughts - Keep in mind that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything. #### Why? (목적 - 왜 기록하는가?) - 영어 스터디 진행 상황을 트래킹 #### How? (방법 - 어떻게 활용할까?) - 학습 인증을 통해 지속적인 추진력을 얻는다. #### What? (결과 - 무엇을 창조할까?) - 눈에 띄는 표현을 외우고 활용한다. <br> # Summary - Speak aloud - 07:36  <br> ## Highlights - You’ve got to say ‘no, no, no’ and when you say ‘no,’ you piss off people. - To Jobs, focus wasn’t about willpower. It was about the courage to abandon 1,000 great ideas to meet one big goal — even if that made people mad in the process. - This advice is particularly crucial in a work world where nearly every project can seem like a high-priority. Many workers say they feel the need to respond immediately, for example, to every email or Slack message, knowing their real work is getting ==put on the back burner==. Saying ‘no’ can help anyone re-evaluate priorities, revisit a project’s scope and recommit to bigger goals. - Focus means saying no to the hundred other good ideas. - I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying ‘no’ to 1,000 things. You have to pick carefully. - Billionaire Warren Buffett shares this mindset. He [reportedly once said](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/31/3-things-two-men-learned-from-their-650000-lunch-with-warren-buffett.html), “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” <br> ## Words and Idioms ### put on the back burner **Put on the back burner**는 미국 영어에서 **"중요도를 낮추어 나중으로 미루다"**라는 의미로 사용됩니다. 이 표현은 요리에서 유래된 것으로, 덜 긴급한 냄비를 **뒷버너(back burner)**에 올려 두고 중요한 것은 앞버너(front burner)에서 다룬다는 비유에서 나왔습니다. --- - 의미 1. **우선순위를 낮추다** - 어떤 일을 덜 중요한 것으로 간주하고 나중에 처리하려고 미루는 것. 2. **임시로 보류하다** - 다른 더 중요한 일을 먼저 처리하기 위해 특정 계획이나 작업을 잠시 중단. --- - 자주 쓰는 예제 문장 1. **We had to put our vacation plans on the back burner because of work commitments.** (업무 때문에 휴가 계획을 뒤로 미뤄야 했어요.) 2. **Let’s put this idea on the back burner for now and focus on the deadline.** (지금은 이 아이디어를 뒤로 미루고 마감일에 집중합시다.) 3. **His side projects were put on the back burner when he got a promotion.** (그는 승진 후에 부업을 뒤로 미뤘습니다.) 4. **I had to put my hobbies on the back burner while studying for exams.** (시험 공부를 하느라 취미를 잠시 미뤄야 했어요.) --- - 비슷한 표현 - Put on hold - Postpone - Delay 이 표현은 업무, 일상, 또는 비공식 대화에서 모두 자연스럽게 사용되며, **중요도 조정**을 강조하는 데 적합합니다. <br> # References [Steve Jobs: Here's what most people get wrong about focus](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/02/steve-jobs-heres-what-most-people-get-wrong-about-focus.html?msockid=308c9e58e5166e8909058a9ee4926f4f) [Saying ‘no,’ being spontaneous and other lessons learned from a $650,000 lunch with Warren Buffett](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/31/3-things-two-men-learned-from-their-650000-lunch-with-warren-buffett.html) <br> # Links [[_MOC_2_English]] <br> # Tags #english #study <br> # Aliases #영어 #공부 <br>