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Books That Changed My Life: E.A. Hanks & Cloud Atlas By David Mitchell Pt. 10

21 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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A short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video (Books That Changed My Life: E.A. Hanks & Cloud Atlas By David Mitchell Pt. 10) showing two speakers discussing personal boundaries, the practice of saying “no,” protecting mental space, and balancing social desires with self-protection. The exchange emphasizes valuing private mental space, practicing refusal, and the tension between sociability and FOMO.

My mental space needs to be syncrosat. It needs to be the holy of holies where nothing and almost no one is getting access to me. And I think that is something I'm getting better at as I get older.
But saying no.
But saying. By saying no. Yeah, yeah. Which is, you know, you got to.
Protect that space like it is the most valuable real estate.
Yes.
And that is one little thing can take you off.
I am fine tuning that muscle of saying no. I'm not available.
Do you struggle with that?
Yeah.
Are you a pleaser?
I'm not so much as a pleaser as I am a social animal.
Fomo. You don't want to miss out.
No. I just love the people I love and I want to see them as much as I can because we're all going to die one day.
True.
Let's drink that on that. No, seriously. To Pakowski.