Want to improve your life? Just learn to say no
by Chloe Brotheridge from Science | The Guardian on (#4GBAX)
We are used to saying yes to please others but it can be harmful not to be more assertive. And imagine what you can do with all that free time
When you ask someone how they are, 95% of the time they will answer with some version of "busy", "good, but busy" or even, sometimes, "crazy busy".
Busy has become a badge of honour, a signifier of success - a humble brag that implies we are important and in demand. But if you really are "too busy", chances are, you are not saying no enough.
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