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So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

2036: The "Hell Yeah" Rule for Work, Money and Doing Less

Sep 16, 2026 · 36m

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About this episode

What if the secret to getting more done isn’t doing more, but getting ruthless about what you stop doing? My guest today, Mike Allen, has a pretty simple test for figuring out what stays and what goes. In fact, you just heard it: “Hell yeah.” If someone asks you to take on the project, go to the thing, have the meeting, make the commitment, and your reaction is anything less than hell yeah ? Mike says that might be your answer right there. And listen, as someone who has spent a lot of her career saying yes, building, adding, producing, optimizing, I needed this conversation. Mike Allen is the co-founder of Axios and previously co-founded Politico. He’s also the longtime journalist behind…