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I stumbled upon this article as I logged on to my LinkedIn account so that they’d stop sending harassing emails about dirty old club owners who wanted to “connect with me,” and it really resonated. Instead of just saying “no” to drugs and liquor (I was a D.A.R.E. role model), how about I politely decline things that I don’t have time or just don’t want to do? 

I found the following snippet to speak volumes not just about me but about many of the over-achieving friends and 20-somethings I know. So take a gander and, perhaps, a break!

Truth be told, there’s also an adrenaline rush in saying yes. Many of us have become addicted, unwittingly, to the speed of our lives — the adrenalin high of constant busyness. We mistake activity for productivity, more for better, and we ask ourselves “What’s next?” far more often than we do “Why this?” But as Gandhi put it, “A ‘no’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.”

Unless, of course, it’s me that’s asking you to do something. Just say “yes,” because I’m awesome.