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Alisa Ferguson's avatar

Really enjoyed this piece, I am sometimes one of those "no" people but it is not easy. I'm just starting a sort of self-imposed "sabbatical" this year and have turned down several projects over the last few months. It was absolutely wrenching but also absolutely the right decision. One thing that stuck out to me at the end of the piece - you say about strangers who reach out to you, "before I turn down those requests" - but, assuming they are really strangers (not friends of friends, etc.) have you considered not responding at all? I always make time for friends/colleagues but never respond to strangers, I just treat them like spam and delete them, lol. Anyway, maybe a helpful thought.

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Sejal Shah's avatar

What Geeta said. I can't even express how deeply I feel this and I'm grateful that you wrote about it. Also a Libra here. It's tough.

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