Every yes spends something: time, money or energy. Check the price tag.

Agreement feels free in the moment, because nothing leaves your hands as you say it. The bill turns up later as a Saturday, a tank of fuel, or the energy you needed for something already promised. Yes is a form of spending, and the reason it comes out so easily is that the price gets paid by a version of you who is not in the room.

Before you agree to anything this week, name what it will cost in hours and money. Check what else you have already committed to that day. Not being able to afford it is a complete reason on its own.