Also, given the current state of the economy, the whole section on saying "No" in job situations is completely laughable and unrealistic | The author fails to address the long process involved or how to respond when those people demanding you do something refuse to accept your "No" the first time |
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If you struggle with boundaries, this is a very practical and straightforward self help book | " The Book of No may be just what you need |
If your problem is finding ways to say "No" in the first place, or understanding why you might resent doing things you've agreed to, the book might be helpful.
30She must have some pretty nasty friends and family based on the scenarios in the book | Billed as "250 ways to say it - and mean it - and stop people-pleasing forever," I read this out of curiosity |
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Follow some of her advice in the work section and you are likely to find yourself looking for another job | However, it's a good and helpful book |
it's really not helpful to read that much of scenarios.
In overwhelmingly large part, it's a series of example situations with appropriate negative responses, and some brief analysis of the possible motivations and background factors in each | |
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it's really not helpful to read that much of scenarios | That's how rude people work |
But my experience is that problematic situations rarely end there, making the book useless for its intended purpose.
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