内容摘要：and small weights. You’ll have a handy 24-7 meditation or workout space, right outside the door.

and small weights. You’ll have a handy 24-7 meditation or workout space, right outside the door.

If you’re unaccustomed to saying no, you can write down what you’re going to say beforehand and rehearse it. Stewart worked on letting colleagues know when his assignment load began feeling too heavy with phrases like “Hey, this is a lot for me” or “You gave me seven stories, I think I can get four or five done.”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.by armed insurgents led by the Sunni Islamist group

(HTS). The complex transition that is underway has left some in Syria’s small Shiite minority feeling vulnerable.“For Shiites around the world, there’s huge sensitivity surrounding the Sayyida Zeinab Shrine,” said Hussein al-Khatib. “It carries a lot of symbolism.”

Shiite worshippers pray at the Sayyida Zeinab shrine where many Shiite Muslims believe Zeinab, the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad is entombed, in Sayyida Zeinab, south of Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Shiite worshippers pray at the Sayyida Zeinab shrine where many Shiite Muslims believe Zeinab, the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad is entombed, in Sayyida Zeinab, south of Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)