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When did saying no help you say yes to something better?

Describe the choice. Explain what you gave up. Name the value you protected.

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I said no to an extra project while finishing a course. I lost a chance to impress someone that week, but I kept the time I had promised to learning a skill that mattered longer.

Make it yours: Make the trade-off concrete: what did you decline, and what did that protect?