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Learn to say “NO”
Feeling like you’re doing busywork is often the result of saying yes too often. We have to let go of this idea of doing everything and pleasing everyone and being everywhere at once.
Properly manage your yeses. So stop saying “yes” when you want to say “no.” Sometimes you have to set clear boundaries.
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Focus on 3 things every day
- Wake up every morning and figure out what the most important 3 things are for the day, and cut out the rest.
- Address your other obligations right then and there, and tell the associated people that your plate is full.
- Instead of task-switching, give each task some allotted ...
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Start with a clean plate
If your plate were completely clean, with limited space, what would you put on it today?
Once you’ve figured that out, you know what belongs on your plate. Constantly look at invitations and activities and requests and tasks that pop up, and ask: “Is this one of the ...
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Learn to say NO
Saying yes to everything puts you on the fast track to being miserable. Sometimes you have to set clear boundaries.
The alternative is that you’re going to do a half-hearted, poor job at each task, be stressed beyond belief, and feel like you’re stuck in an endless cycle of failure a...
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3 Core things
Focus on no more than three core things every day.
Wake up every morning and figure out what the most important two or three things are for the day, and cut out the rest. Give each some allotted time instead of switching tasks.
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Start with a clean plate
We have to take a step back on a regular basis and reevaluate what we have on our plate and why.
Instead of thinking, “Oh my gosh, there’s too much on my plate!" ask, “What if I started over again with a clean plate?” Once you’ve figured that out, you know what belongs...
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Learn to say NO
Saying yes to everything puts you on the fast track to being miserable. Sometimes you have to set clear boundaries.
The alternative is that you’re going to do a half-hearted, poor job at each task, be stressed beyond belief, and feel like you’re stuck in an endless cycle of failure a...
Ways to Say No
- The Indirect “No."Say no without feeling uncomfortable by explaining the reasons why you can't.
- The “Let me get back to you.”Buy yourself time to think if you could do it and come up of a way to say no.
- The Conditional “Yes.”With...
8. Learn to say “no”
Saying “no” may sometimes make one appear selfish, but what you’re actually doing instead is saying “yes” to yourself. Helping others is great, but not when you end up causing more stress for yourself. If your plate is already full, learn to say “no” when your groupmate asks you to pull mor...
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