A clear boundary around the task leaves more freedom inside it.

Vague scope produces anxiety rather than liberty. When nobody has said where a job ends, every small decision carries the extra weight of wondering whether it was yours to make, and the work slows to a series of checks. Limits are what make the space inside them safe to move around in.

Before you start something with another person, agree on three things: what is included, what is not, and what you can settle without asking. Then use the room that leaves you, rather than checking anyway.