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361 | Stop Saying Yes

The Minimalists

When You Tell Someone No, It Means Making Something Up

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When you tell someone no and you don't know how they interpreted that no for me would be easy to feel guilty because I might assume the worst. We start telling ourselves these stories catastrophizing. Sometimes we may not even think about what version of helping someone we would be happy with. But when you have a hard time saying no to people and you feel guilty, it's usually because you care about them.

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