How to Overcome the Barriers to Saying 'No'

And love saying it

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I love to say no. It may smack the face of all social conventions that say we are friendlier and more agreeable if we say 'yes' more often and with unlimited restraint. I'm sure even reading that first sentence was a ball-grabber. It is true, though. I am the ardent speaker of the word 'no.'

Also true is that I had to te…