Just because someone is persistent, doesn’t mean you have to give in. Sometimes people don’t respect boundaries, or are used to people caving if they ask again. If you justify your ‘no’ too much, it can seem like you’re lying – or worse still, it can allow the asker to find a workaround to try and make you say yes. In some cases, it’s best not to elaborate. Don’t invent an ailing grandmother because you think it makes your excuse more palatable. If you don’t want to go to an event because you’ve had a rough week and you’d rather sit in bed watching Netflix – then say so. You don’t have to have an elaborately fabricated ruse – just say you don’t want to. This goes for family, friends, or even your boss.

I’m not really into, but thanks for asking!.

Thanks for thinking of me, but I have too much on my plate right now.

I appreciate your time, but no thank you.

If need be, practise saying the word until it loses its power over you. Use it if you are absolutely, unequivocally sure that there is no other answer. Not, ‘Not at this time’, not ‘I don’t think so’, not ‘I’m not sure’, not ‘Maybe next time’. So without further ado, let’s get into it: 1. The good news is that there are many ways to say no (word on the street is that there are at least 49). But I’m not here to tell you why you need to say no (that’s for another article) – I’ll assume you’re here because you want to know how to say it. Saying yes to everything is the fastest way to burn out. In a world where everything is finite, you should be prioritising like crazy. Here’s a great tip: Stop saying yes when you want to say no.Īnd if you’re not saying no to most things, lemme tell ya: you’re not doing yourself any favours.

You have every right to say no without feeling guilty, and as long as you don’t do it in a nasty way, you’re not a jerk. So how do you say no, no, no all the time without being (or feeling like) a jerk? Here’s the short version: just don’t be a jerk. It’s human nature – we want to be agreeable, we want to be liked, and we want to be kind. In fact, sometimes it can be so tough to say no that you end up giving in and just saying yes. Want to subscribe to the Career FAQs newsletter? (Actually, you really should say yes to that one – it’s awesome.).Get a free stress test* (sponsored by the Church of Scientology).

Come to my granddad’s future wife’s bachelorette party in the Gold Coast!.

In life, you have to say no a whole lotta times.

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