3 Main Reasons Why You Should Take “No” for an Answer
The importance of “no” is often underrated.
“I want to say two things to you: you need to know when to compromise and learn to say “no” to people” — wished my dad to me on my 18th birthday.
It has stayed with me ever since.
The ability to say “no” to people is a valuable skill. So is the ability to adequately take “no” as an answer.
Learning how to say no is one of the most useful skills you can develop I found, especially when it comes to living a more productive and healthy life. — James Clear.
However, many of us are not comfortable with it. In reality, “no” can be way more powerful than we realize.
In this article, I share why “no” is important, how you can benefit from it and why you shouldn’t be afraid of hearing or saying it.
Saying or hearing “no” is uncomfortable. Saying “yes” is so much easier. Especially so when we see gratification in people’s faces after we agree to what they ask.
We don’t know how to deal with rejections. Nobody teaches us this.
