内容摘要：Palestinians look at their neighbour’s damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Palestinians look at their neighbour’s damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Cara Houser, a workplace engagement coach, says you don’t have to explain yourself when declining a request. You can simply say you’re not available at that time, followed by “Thanks for asking, and I hope to have more capacity next time.”If the recipient of your “no” tries to argue, you can respond, “I hear you feel that way. But for me, this is what I’ve decided to do for that day,” Houser said.

Entrepreneur Amber Krasinski grew up in a working-class environment where saying no to a boss could mean losing a paycheck. As the founder of marketing company IvyHill Strategies, Krasinski worries she’ll lose clients if she turns down a project. “Not yet” is her go-to phrase when one more project is too much.“That phrase has helped me through a lot of situations,” she said.It can be tempting to agree immediately when we’re asked to chip in. But there may be times when we’re better off demurring. When faced with a new work request, take five minutes to assess your workload, energy level and priorities before responding, suggests Israa Nasir, a psychotherapist in New York.

Nasir says a former boss frequently texted work-related questions at 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. “I didn’t say, ‘Don’t text me,’” she recalled. “I said, ’Can we check in on Fridays before the weekend? So everything that’s on your mind, you can (tell me) and then I can plan my time accordingly.”Pay attention to the activities and interactions that leave you feeling drained or overwhelmed, Nasir said. Put those kinds of events on a “No List.” The list doesn’t mean you decline every time you’re asked, but don’t say yes right away, she advises.

to work from anywhere, and harder to draw boundaries. But there are ways to adjust our devices so they’re less distracting.

After noticing that sheOf the remaining 15 clinics operated by Planned Parenthood North Central States, six will provide abortion procedures — five of them in Minnesota, including three in the Minneapolis area. The other clinic is in Omaha, Nebraska.

The affiliate said that in April, President Donald Trump’s administration froze $2.8 million in federal funds for Minnesota to provide birth control and other services, such as cervical cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted diseases.While federal funds can’t be used for most abortions, abortion opponents have long argued that Planned Parenthood affiliates should not receive any taxpayer dollars, saying the money still indirectly underwrites abortion services.

Planned Parenthood North Central States also cited proposed cuts in Medicaid, which provides health coverage for low-income Americans, as well as a Trump administration proposalfor teenage pregnancy prevention programs.