Examples of pointless requests or time-consuming tasks that one should learn to say 'no' to can vary greatly depending on personal circumstances and professional roles. However, some common examples might include: unnecessary meetings that could be handled via email, tasks that are outside of your job description and detract from your main responsibilities, social engagements that you don't enjoy or that drain your energy, and requests from others to solve problems that they are capable of solving themselves.
Do you often say yes to the wrong things – bad relationships, inane requests, time-consuming tasks?...
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