Fearing that the inviter assumes we think less of them. Another common fear is that friends or family will assume we don’t ...
saying no when a yes might have led to something wonderful. Perhaps neither hyperbolic discounting nor regret phobia haunts ...
Time is limited, so if you want to make the most of it, you have to be able to say “no” to people and opportunities that don’t directly benefit your personal or professional growth.
It can be annoying to see tipping screens whenever you buy something. No one wants to be guilted into ponying up cash when it's not necessary. “The whole idea of assuming that I should leave a ...
Thank you, Brené Brown, for giving me the best rejection I’ve ever received, and in turn, teaching me how to say no gracefully! Seriously though, being told no, or often worse, saying no ...
A relatively paltry $4 million has been paid directly to families and individuals in the week since Hurricane Helene ravaged ...
Sometimes you have to—or simply want to—say no. Here’s how to decline an invitation the right way and limit hurt feelings. An acquaintance recently invited my family and I to dinner.
A flood is on the way and faith is on the line in Jordan E. Cooper’s “Oh Happy Day!” at Baltimore Center Stage.
It is the exact same thing when two vacuum cleaner salesmen or timeshare crooks have at you. “If we imagine ourselves in those terms, we should be prepared to say NO and avoid dangerous situations.
Is this developmentally appropriate, or have I created a monster? If we go out for breakfast, she seems to expect to go out ...
At what point do you learn to say no and take a look at the other fruit options available? You didn't massively want an apple, but it's on sale and looks a lot better value than the banana. And it's ...