Stop saying yes to work that drains you. Use this energy filter to reclaim your time and raise productivity without burning out. If you want to stop saying yes on autopilot, start here. Then I ran one question before I committed: does this move me forward or does it just keep me busy? In this episode I walk through: How AI speeds up my job search and resume system without doing the thinking for me How I got email cleanup down to about five minutes a day How I block my calendar so random yeses have to fit The 3-question filter I use on new commitments Why Toastmasters is one of the rare yeses that gives back while I give The Small Win Rule: pick one thing this week, not five The three questions:Does this move me forward or just keep me busy?Will this cost more energy than it gives back?If I say yes, what am I saying no to? What’s one thing you want to stop saying yes to? Drop it in the comments. I reply. Free live-stream and podcast checklists: keepingitreel.tvtinyurl.com/TommyKenyonPortfolio I used to say yes to everything. Then I started running a filter before I committed, and that one question bought me back hours. This is not me quitting my life. This is me cutting the drain. What you’ll walk away with A 3-question filter you can use this week on new yeses A simple way to rate the Energy Tax on scheduling, email, and random asks One small swap: drop one drain and put that time into family, a walk, deep work, or recording The 3-question filter Does this move me forward or just keep me busy? Will this cost me more energy than it gives back? If I say yes, what am I saying no to? Key takeaways Every yes is a no to family, content, travel, rest, or the job search Busy can give a dopamine hit and still leave you empty in the tank A system can make you less busy and still move you forward. That’s what my resume system did You do not have to say no to everything. You have to see it first Find the rare yes that gives back while you give. Toastmasters is that for me CTAComment one thing you want to stop saying yes to. I reply to comments.Grab the free pre-flight and stream-down checklists at keepingitreel.tv if you run live events or a podcast. 0:00 Hook — The yes trap and the one question that bought back hours 0:35 My AI usage, for real — How I use AI on the job search and resume system to speed up work I already know how to do 1:48 The problem with saying yes — Why being a good teammate was costing family, content, travel, rest, and job-search time 2:38 The Energy Tax — Email to inbox zero in about five minutes, calendar blocks, and rating High / Medium / Low 5:51 Question 1: Forward or just busy? — Why a system can complete the work and still leave you less busy 6:45 Question 2: Energy in vs energy out — Toastmasters as the rare yes that gives back while I give 7:53 Question 3: What am I saying no to? — Use the filter on new commitments, not just old ones 9:08 The Small Win Rule — Pick one thing this week and replace it with something that fills the tank 10:16 Recap, checklists, and where to find me — keepingitreel.tv guides, comment CTA, weekly plan, keep it real I used to say yes to everything. Does this move me forward or does it just keep me busy? Busy gave me a dopamine hit. It didn’t give me freedom. Productive on paper. Empty in the tank. You don’t have to quit all of it. You just need to see it. You can still say yes. You just say yes on purpose. I don’t need a perfect system. I just need a repeatable one. Good doesn’t have to be perfect. Just start this week. stop saying yes, reclaim your time, energy filter, productivity, say no without guilt, time management, job search system, resume system, AI for job search, inbox zero, calendar blocking, Toastmasters, buy back your time, busy vs productive, small wins, progress over perfection, podcast checklist, live streaming checklist, Keeping It Reel, Tommy Kenyon, purpose driven 100
