Prompts for understanding your needs.

What do you actually need — not want, not expect, but need? These prompts help you get honest about that.

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Practice a graceful exit at a social event.

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Identify one recurring yes that makes you feel resentful and say no to it this week.

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Mute all non-essential notifications on your phone for 24 hours.

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Practice a graceful exit at a social event.

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Block out two hours on your calendar for doing nothing and treat it like an important event.

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Communicate a specific boundary that's been bothering you to a friend.

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Unsubscribe from five email lists or accounts that are not relevant any more.

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Instead of giving an immediate answer to a request today, say 'I'll get back to you on that.'

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Decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

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Ask for help with one task you usually do yourself.

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Go take a 10 minute break before you have to do the next thing.

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Have a difficult conversation you've been avoiding having.

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Write down your top 3 needs for the week and post them where you can see them.

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Take a short walk without music, podcasts, or your phone for company.

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Make a short list of things you want to stop giving your energy to this week.

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Let one message sit for an hour before deciding whether it actually needs a response.

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