Sunday, December 1, 2013

Sometimes a “NO” works just fine! -> Part-1

So I guess we have a hell lot of “Yes, Man” & “Yes, Woman” around us. Would add the “Yes, Boy” & Yes, Girl” as well just so that, they don’t feel left out. :p
In our heads, most of the times we are like: ’You seem to be talking to one of my other personalities …can’t hear you..nope ,still not a word…say what? :p
So , yeah …we all have this terrible terrible habit of saying “Yes” to everything even if in our mind we are like “It’s a Noooooooo…….go away for god’s sakes”. We can’t say “No”. Damn it , I am definitely one of those people too. It’s not like I want to say “no” to anything to everything . I am happy to be at your service whenever “possible”. Reason behind me writing “Possible” in quotes is that , we happen to say yes to things even if we know it’s gonna screw up our things  & will be coming right back at us ..as a bad timing thing. So these are the things that we should say “No” to.
‘Dude, I know you are in the middle of a TV-Series , but can I have your laptop for my trip? I’d be really bored!..you can continue once I get back.’
What do you expect I do… Hmm..( Note: the one asking is not even a friend..some friends’ friend that I happen to bump into)..maybe a friend borrowing it when I was in the middle of it..won’t actually happen/bother ‘coz they actually are sensible enough to understand….most of ‘em are at least :p.  I say: “You can have it” . But trust me when I say this , I was miserable throughout the week guessing what happens next & when I got it back , I sure got over the point where I am even vaguely interested in watching what happens next.
Let say , your colleague asks for a favor knowing that you are already overloaded with work. One time thing..ok..Help the poor soul..Second time..Ok let’s do it for him/her for one last time..One more time….what the…?
 Say “No” not in a way that can get your ass fired right away but in a way that sounds polite, reasonable & convincing.
Never say “Yes” to others when you are actually saying “No” to yourself.
P.S. – In the next post will let you know about some ways(funny or serious..it’s how you take/give it) to actually say “No” to things that you would love to avoid.

29 comments:

  1. I say a "yes" to my friends and family members a lot, even when I want to say "no"
    So, I can relate with this post! :) Nicely done.

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    1. Family & friends are indeed an exception to the above post.
      We would never want to say "No" to 'em whatsoever.
      Thanks Bhavya!:)

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    2. Its the same with me,many times I want to say no,but end up saying yes!

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    3. Trust me Nima...it's always the same with most of us.:)

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  2. U know once a colleague asked for my digi cam which he wanted for a function in his hometown..And I said NO as I cant hand over my gadgets to people, especially if they are going out of town. Imagine a child playing with the camera during the function and breaking it or spilling cold drink over it..and the colleague will return it with an apology and a puppy face..So I'd rather say no

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    1. Exactly.... u have certainly got the entire point behind the whole post. It's indeed Ok to say no sometimes. :)
      Thanks for sharing the experience Shilpi!:)

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  3. I guess when it comes to my camera I will easily say no! Not sure about too many other things but camera is a big no!

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    1. Some special things no matter what can't be shared.:)

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  4. Very true, Nikhil. We want to please others & hence say 'YES' :)
    But saying “Yes” to others when we are actually saying “No” to ourselves means that we are not being true to ourselves. Now that's bad for the health!

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    1. True that Anita.
      Trying to stay true to ourselves is indeed the most important yet the most toughest thing to do at times.:)

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  5. Wish I could also learn this art of saying NO but I'm a "Yes Guy" and its now embedded in my nature. So even though sometimes people take advantage of it, I got no choice but to be Nice and help them.
    However its really nice post :)

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    1. I wish I could do the same man. But everytime I happen to contradict my thoughts. I think I would say "No" but somehow I tend to say "Yes" all the time. O_o

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  6. The quote says it all! Never say yes to others when actually you are saying no to yourself! Well said!

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  7. Nikhil, I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger award. You can collect your award here :)

    http://interestingthingsontheearth.blogspot.com/2013/12/versatile-blogger-award.html

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    1. Well what can I say...I am just overjoyed & extremely honored to have got the nomination.
      Will right away check out the link.
      Thanks a ton Bharati.:) :)

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  8. I so enjoy your blog, Nikhil- great writings and pictures! Being one of my favorites, I have nominated you for Versatile Blogger Award. Keep blogging:-) http://expatliv.blogspot.in/2013/12/the-versatile-blogger-award-to-expatliv.html

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    1. Ahhh..Now isn't this great. So nice & kind of you to say so.
      I would be more than glad to accept this Eli.
      Thank you!:)

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  9. Thanks for dropping by my blog Nikhil :) I loved this post! Its so true . Most of the time we have such a difficult time saying no! Caucasians seem to do it with ease compared to us Indians. I think its all to do with the fact that we don't want to sound impolite, but sometimes we should say NO ! Thanks for sharing . Following you :)

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    1. My pleasure! :)
      Ya , even I have heard that about caucasians. They are more into the "Who gives a damn!" thing. But that surely can be harmful at times. But all in all , we should be able to respond with a No when required. Glad you liked the post. :D

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  10. Hi Nikhil

    A very relevant post...some pple are real pests, saying a NO politely always helps!

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    1. Hola Ankita!:)
      You said that right. Some people are.
      Saying No to such people is the only option we are left with.

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  11. Inspiring..specially the last line..I myself have a very bad habit of saying YES to everyone and everything even If I die a bit inside doing all that...

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    1. Same is the case with me gal. Even though I wrote this post but deep inside I know I still won't be able to follow it all the time.
      That's the irony with us human beings ...we know what's right for us but still choosing it is always a hard part. :)

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