Day #19: 3 Weeks of NO

You're 3/4 of the way there. Keep NOing.

"Saying NO saves you time in the future. Saying yes costs you time in the future.
NO is like a time credit. You can spend that block of time in the future.
Yes is like a time debt. You have to repay that commitment at some point.

NO is a decision. Yes is a responsibility."

— James Clear

(Download this as a phone wallpaper.)

I totally get it. It's the holidays coming up. It's busy. You'll get to all that recommended reading when things get less crazy... 
Actually, there's no better time than NOW to read, learn and master the art of NO.

Everyone at work and home needs everything yesterday, right?
They want sign-off on every single project and budget before Thanksgiving? Brutal.

Guess what? You already have 19 days of training to overcome the epic onslaught of requests being flung at you ceaselessly.

Take some time this weekend to sit with this week's recommended reading (and viewing) to prepare yourself for ...the final week of NO.

Recommended Reading: 
Shane Parish -- Understanding Speed and Velocity: Saying “NO” to the Non-Essential
Shane Parish -- Eight Ways to Say No With Grace and Style
Jason Chatfield -- It's more about them than it is about you
Ryder Carroll -- The Bullet Journal Method
Jason Chatfield -- Why I Closed My Social Media Accounts To Focus On Something Way Better (2021)
Jason Chatfield -- Waiting for a GFC In The Attention Economy (2018)
@TechForMindfulness -- Taking Control of Notifications to Take Back Your Attention (2018)
Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga  -- The courage to be 'disliked' (Affiliate link)
Aziz Gazipura -- Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself
Jaron Lanier -- 10 Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
Shoshana Zuboff -- The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Recommended Viewing: 
Netflix -- The Social Dilemma

Baby steps. 
NO takes practice.
Start small, work your way up.

- Jason