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Yes Man

Danny Wallace

After a chance meeting on a bus with a man who tells him to "say yes more," the author recounts his adventures and misadventures during a year in which he decides to say yes to everything.

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No Stupid Questions

It was discussed in relation to a man who decided to say 'yes' to everything for six months, which led him to engage with a scam and experience new things.

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There's this book called Yes Man. I think they later made a movie about it.

— Episode: Why Do People Get Scammed? (Replay)

Episode: Why Do People Get Scammed? (Replay)

It was discussed in relation to a man who decided to say 'yes' to everything for six months, which led him to engage with a scam and experience new things.

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There's this book called Yes Man. I think they later made a movie about it.

But this guy, Danny Wallace, who lived in London, he was getting bored. His life was getting boring. His friends were worried about him. So he makes this decision that for six months he's just going to say yes to literally everything.

And the story goes that he never actually wires the money, but he does. He's in London. He flies to Amsterdam. He like meets up with these people.

It's a very beautiful and somewhat dangerous way to live.

Oh, it's a true story. Yeah. Danny Wallace is a real human.

Episode: 150. Why Do People Get Scammed?

It was discussed in the context of a man who said 'yes' to everything for six months, including a scam, and how it led to unexpected experiences and personal growth.

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There's this book called Yes Man.

I think they later made a movie about it.

But this guy, Danny Wallace who lived in London, he was getting bored. His life was getting boring. His friends were worried about him.

So he makes this decision that for six months he's just gonna say yes to literally everything.

No, it's a true book that then became a Hollywood movie.

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