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If You Don't Wanna Go, Don't Go.

Name: If You Don't Wanna Go, Don't Go.
Uploaded: 2024-09-06T14:00:54+00:00
Duration: 49 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this brief YouTube dialogue, Speaker A and Speaker B discuss the importance of protecting personal time by refusing unwanted commitments. They argue…

6 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube dialogue, Speaker A and Speaker B discuss the importance of protecting personal time by refusing unwanted commitments. They argue that free time is not a gift to be handed out; rather, it is a limited resource—especially when money is scarce—that functions as a personal currency for self‑improvement and goal pursuit. The speakers warn that treating time as someone else’s entitlement leads to low‑return investments, leaving the individual with little benefit. The core message is to recognize time’s value, set clear boundaries, and say “no” when a request does not serve one’s own objectives.

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Reminder for anyone internally debating weekend plans: if you don't want to go, don't go. Just because you have free time doesn't mean anyone who asks for it is entitled to it.
If you see that you have an empty calendar, most people assume that if someone asks you for that time, it's therefore theirs, and it's only not theirs when someone else has claimed it, which means that your time only belongs to other people. And then you're surprised by the fact that your investment of time has yielded nothing for you when you've given the only and most valuable asset that you have to everyone else who often give a very poor return on it for you. In the beginning, if you don't have money, the only thing you have is time. It's the only currency you can spend to improve yourself or get closer to your goals. And so if that's the one currency you have, then why on earth would you give it away?