Do you ever say "yes" when you really want to say "no"?

From awkward invites to events you'd rather skip, we get into why it's so tough to turn things down (even when you have zero interest). Dive into the research on saying "no thanks," and pick up a few tips and scripts to start saying no like a pro.

Also, Jason Blumhouse is ruining horror.

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Topics: Jason Blumhouse is now a horror warning label, The first omen, Imaginary, Paranormal activity, You’ll never find me, Selfish episodes, How to say no, We love a cancelled plan, Doing the dance of inviting someone who always declines, FOMO, The importance of tone when communicating, The No But Method, Broken ankle stories, Horror movie rants, Rachel transforms our lives, Maybe psychologists are onto something, Talking like a human, No more lies to get out of events, 2 takeaways.

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00:00 - It begins

00:32 - Blumhousian Rage: Why horror movies are bad now

07:56 - Skip the horror, on with the show

08:35 - Are our fears of saying no overblown?

09:00 - Nothing better than a cancelled plan

11:25 - My struggle with perfectionism

12:24 - Back to our fear of saying no

15:05 - How to feel better about saying no

17:43 - DON’T LISTEN TO THIS PART

19:32 - The ‘No-But’ method

24:02 - The art of saying no to invites when you don’t want to do something

25:27 - Why we should say no

30:16 - The different ways to decline an invite

38:46 - Why we shouldn’t lie to get out of events

40:14 - Extending no to others

42:47 - Outro

45:41 - Shout out creatives