“No” or “Not Right Now” - Deepstash
“No” or “Not Right Now”

“No” or “Not Right Now”

The problem is simply that saying “no” to a particular pursuit can be hard. But saying “not right now” works just as well. 

It prevents the pursuit from taking up time, while leaving open the possibility of change later.

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