46 min
FOMO no mo and how to stop saying “Yes” Weird but Wonderful
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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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Follow the show on YouTube, Instagram or TikTok and if you have any weird but wonderful news / stories, email me at oneweirdpodcast@gmail.com.
Listen to the show on Spotify and Apple.
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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
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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Follow the show on YouTube, Instagram or TikTok and if you have any weird but wonderful news / stories, email me at oneweirdpodcast@gmail.com.
Listen to the show on Spotify and Apple.
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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
46 min