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Michelle Elman, "The Joy of Being Selfish: Why You Need Boundaries and How to Set Them" (Welbeck Publishing, 2021)

New Books in Psychology

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I Need Five Minutes

While writing the book, i had a situation come up with one of my best friends. It was the biggest fight we'd had, and my book was about to be handed in two days later. Could i have made time for it, squeezed it in the day? Absolutely. Would I have been a little bit more emotionally charged than i would have liked to? And would i have been less clear headed than i wanted to? Yes, absolutely. So communicate when you need space. Tell them and to give give a specific dates. O any time i leave a conversation, i might say, i'll be back in five minutes. I'll be Back in an hour. I'll speak to

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