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People overestimate how upset others get when you decline an invitation. Research shows most are understanding or don't care much. The speaker offers a three-word mantra to help you say no without guilt.
People overestimate how upset others get when you decline an invitation. Research shows most are understanding or don't care much. The speaker offers a three-word mantra to help you say no without guilt.
Wanna say no to that invite but feel bad about it? Science says, don't worry about it! Go ahead and decline. This research says we massively overestimate how upset people will be when we turn down that invitation. Other people get it, they understand, they might not even care so much. What's happening is that you are overthinking it. So the next time you just don't wanna go to that party, that picnic, or God forbid, that brunch, follow this 3-word mantra: just say no.
