The One Mental Filter Of Billionaires And The World’s Most Successful “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say no to almost everything.” — Warren Buffett According to Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do.” More directly, we are what we say “yes” to. And every second of every day, you’re saying “yes” to something. Every time you do something, you say “yes” to that thing. Every time you hop on Facebook and begin scrolling you’re saying “yes.” Every piece of food you put in your body you’re saying “yes” to. Right now, as you read this article, you’re saying “yes.” Self-Signaling: The Science Of Identity According to research by Dr. Ronit Bodner and Dr. Drazen Prelec , “Actions provide a signal to ourselves, that is, actions are self-signaling. ” In other words, your actions provide a signal to you of the type of person you are. If you wake up early and go running, you t...