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“I said yes when I should have said no, again.”
Saying yes to everything is not generosity, it's a failure to be honest about your actual limits. Every yes that comes from fear of disappointing someone is a small lie. And it produces a chain of broken commitments, which is worse than a single honest no.
Your Practice
Before your next commitment, introduce a pause. When asked for something, say: "Let me check and get back to you." Then actually check, your calendar, your energy, your genuine willingness. Only say yes to what you can actually and willingly deliver.
The Architects
“He acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.”
Confucius, Analects, Book II, ch. 13 (James Legge translation; the Master's answer to Zi Gong on what constitutes the superior man)