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Episode 2618:

Elana Miller shares how her mindfulness experiment of saying "yes" to everything revealed the hidden cost of constant agreement. She explains why setting boundaries is essential for protecting your time, energy, and personal values, and how learning to say "no" can actually strengthen your relationships and mental well-being.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenpsychiatry.com/setting-limits/

Quotes to ponder:

"People don’t hear what you say, they hear what you do."

"Even just a few days of trying this 'say yes' experiment made me realize that saying yes all the time may work for Buddhist monks in Burma, but it doesn’t really work for the rest of us."

"It actually can help improve your relationships because you won’t be resentful of people for 'making' you do things you don’t want to do."

Episode references:

The 4-Hour Workweek: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357

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