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Give Yourself a Day to Answer

Practice not answering on the spot when someone asks you for something.

Purpose: Practice not answering on the spot when someone asks you for something.

When to use: Use this if you say yes fast and then wish you had not.

Worksheet prompts

  1. Write four ways to ask for time. Use words you would really say.
    Let me check and get back to you. I need to look at my week.
  2. Circle the one that fits you best. Where will you use it this week?
  3. What usually makes you answer right away?

A day of thinking has saved a lot of people from a month of resenting it.