Day #28: Make NO a Part of Your Space

Do what Oliver Sacks does...

I don’t say NO because I am so busy.
I say NO because I don’t want to be so busy.

~ Courtney Carver

Oliver Sacks kept a sign in his office to remind him to say no to invitations so he could write more.

I do the same thing. It’s easy to forget that NO is an option— in fact, a default— in corresponding on text, email, slack etc. It’s something that should live in your space.

I personally have it taped to the top of my computer monitor at eye-level, so I can’t miss it every morning when I log on to check my emails.

Grab a sticky note. Grab a pen. Wrote NO. Leave it up for the rest of the year and see how good December gets.

Remember, NO Takes Practice.
Baby Steps.

‘til tomorrow.

Jason