“Maybe Next Time”

This will allow you to politely shut down a person's request without brutally closing the door entirely.

It works especially well for social obligations.

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6 Ways To Become More Knowledgeable - Great Big Minds

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Truly knowledgeable people are a delight to come across. They make excellent conversationalists and give the impression that they are very well-rounded. This is important if you wish to become more likable or are trying to widen your networking circle. Here are 6 ways to become more knowledgeable.

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Become More Knowledgeable

When you don’t understand a topic someone is talking about, don’t try to change the subject or walk away.
Read a newspaper every day

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How to Let Go of Your Regrets | Mark Manson

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Now, this might sound like fun. But I think this "Cocktail Party of You" would actually get quite boring. The reason is that for each version of you that you talk to, you know everything that they know, while they only know a fraction of what you know.

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Experiencing regret

When you experience regret, you neglect the celebration of all of the exciting parts of your life to focus on this one festering mistake that haunts you.

The way to overcome regret is not...

Learning from Your Regrets

Regret can be seen as a mistake that we haven't learned the proper lesson from yet. If we learn from it, that mistake becomes helpful and makes us better.

The way to move on is to take responsibility for your mistakes. Understand what happened and integrate that experience into your understanding of who you are today.

Questioning Your Narratives

Our narratives are the way our minds construct events to explain our feelings and experiences.

They are seldom accurate and often unhelpful, but we need them to hold our sense of self in place.

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How to Stop Saying Yes When You Want to Say No

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"Live your life for you not for anyone else. Don't let the fear of being judged, rejected or disliked stop you from being yourself" ~Sonya Parker I am a sucker for saying yes. Sometimes I even find myself thinking "no, no, no, no" and then I blurt out "yes."

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Fear of rejection

The main reason why we are having a hard time declining other people's requests is that we are afraid to be rejected. We are afraid that people might think negatively.

Stop Saying Yes When You Want to Say No

Saying No Doesn’t Mean You’re a Bad Person: Saying no doesn't mean that you are being rude, selfish, or unkind. These are all unhelpful beliefs that make it hard to say no. Learning where these beliefs have come from is a great way to learn to let go of them.
Knowing Your Value: Learning to say no is realizing that you are valuable and choosing your own opinion about yourself over others.
Is It Really Worth It?: Learning to say no is also deciding if saying yes is really worth it. Think about the anguish, stress, and resentment that saying yes has caused you. Wouldn't it be so much easier and straightforward to just say no in the first place?

Helpful Tips for Saying No

Be direct.
Don't apologize and give all sorts of reasons.
Be honest.
Don't delay your response.
Be polite.
Practice saying no. This will get you feeling a lot more comfortable with saying no.
Know your worth. Don't mind what other think of you.