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3 Rules of Saying No (Without Feeling Guilty)

3 min readApr 7, 2025

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Do you have trouble saying no? You might be a people-pleaser.

This often results in being overworked and having a lot of stress in your daily life. You take everything and never take a break.

It’s a real problem.

Saying no is difficult if you never do it, it’s a practice-based skill and needs real-world examples.

In this article I’ll show you 3 rules of ‘saying no’ that will help you build confidence and self-respect.

1 — Value Your Time

We all have 24 hours in a day.

That’s something we cannot change so treat your time well so that you don’t regret on what you spent your time on.

One of the things that helps you save time is by saying no to the things you don’t want or don’t need. You don’t have to do every single thing that is asked of you.

You decide.

All the recent activities you’ve been through lately, have they been worth it? If not, reassess and reflect on those. What can you do to make yourself conscious of what you want to do and what not?

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Bryan Dijkhuizen
Bryan Dijkhuizen

Written by Bryan Dijkhuizen

Writing about the life of a neurodivergent creative in a neurotypical world. — https://bryandijkh.substack.com/