{"id":13117,"date":"2021-08-03T05:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=13117"},"modified":"2022-09-15T02:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T02:02:20","slug":"podcast-how-to-say-no-and-what-to-say-no-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/podcast-how-to-say-no-and-what-to-say-no-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: How to say no (and what to say no to)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-219152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nadine-shaabana-DRzYMtae-vA-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Every yes is a no, and every no is a yes.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nadine-shaabana-DRzYMtae-vA-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nadine-shaabana-DRzYMtae-vA-unsplash-1024x683-1-980x654.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nadine-shaabana-DRzYMtae-vA-unsplash-1024x683-1-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On this episode, we chat about the importance of saying no to unimportant things. 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