the greatest lesson ive learnt was to say no.

i tend to set my time spent, or time in the bank, based on what i
prioritise. therefore, all my decisions are already pre determined based on the time ive allocated for that specific thing.

for example, if my priority is family, then if they were to request
something, and i have a lesser priority event happening, the decision to
reevaluate my time becomes simple, the family takes precedence.

sounds cliche, but its a good example as to how i allocate my time for
certain things.

now ignoring things as per the quote can have many meanings. but in times of personal reflection and planning, i will always allocate, in advance, my personal resources according to my value structure.

i connect with this quote in that I have allowed my time to become more
free, where before saying yes in order to appease the one who is asking,
whether its because they are in need, or that I am a reliable person, or just because the one asking is trying delegate, selfishly, a task they do onto me. saying no, in connection to my pre set allocation of personal resources and my value hierarchy, becomes very simple, and without guilt.

this allows those who are constantly in need of your assistance to realise,
that one, they can most of the time complete the task themselves, and two, allows me to focus on the most important things on a day to day.

peace in my emotions to not feel guilty to say no, and the confidence in
myself to explain based on truth, and not on some lie to get out of helping.

if i have the time, resource, health and the knowledge, then yes becomes easy.