Check your own battery before you agree to one more plan. Saying yes at 5 percent helps nobody.
REFLECTION
WHAT THIS MEANS
Agreeing to something when you have nothing left produces a worse outcome for everyone involved. You turn up depleted, you are poor company, and the person who wanted you there gets a version of you that is barely present. The yes felt generous and the delivery is not.
Take a second before answering to check what state you are actually in. A plain no, or a request to move it to next week, is more useful than a reluctant attendance. People generally prefer being told the truth early over being quietly resented later.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
What did you say yes to while running on empty?
MORE IN TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY & SELF-AWARENESS
- Your drafts folder of unsent texts is a diary you didn’t know you kept. A few of those drafts might still need sending.
- Learning yourself works like learning a city’s streets. Eventually you quit wandering into the same dead-end blocks.
- Advice gets handed out free on every corner. A sharp question you pose to yourself is rarer and worth more.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.