Israa Nasir

And that really is something that kickstarts this toxic productivity cycle is we feel like we can't say no and or we don't know how to say no. It's too uncomfortable. It comes from a place of fear of being rejected, abandoned, seen as not competent enough, especially in the workplace. And so because we can't tolerate that discomfort, we just say yes.

And we choose to tolerate the discomfort of being overworked. So instead of choosing the discomfort of disappointing somebody or just like the discomfort of saying no yourself, you'd rather choose the discomfort of overworking and tiring yourself out. And I think that in a lot of workplaces, this is also really valued. You get a lot of reward for it.

And we choose to tolerate the discomfort of being overworked. So instead of choosing the discomfort of disappointing somebody or just like the discomfort of saying no yourself, you'd rather choose the discomfort of overworking and tiring yourself out. And I think that in a lot of workplaces, this is also really valued. You get a lot of reward for it.

And we choose to tolerate the discomfort of being overworked. So instead of choosing the discomfort of disappointing somebody or just like the discomfort of saying no yourself, you'd rather choose the discomfort of overworking and tiring yourself out. And I think that in a lot of workplaces, this is also really valued. You get a lot of reward for it.

So it's hard to see it as a quote unquote bad thing. However, if you are somebody who, while listening to this, you're like, oh, wait, I wonder if this is me. I would say two things. I would say first is try to think about all of the things that you have said yes to, right?

So it's hard to see it as a quote unquote bad thing. However, if you are somebody who, while listening to this, you're like, oh, wait, I wonder if this is me. I would say two things. I would say first is try to think about all of the things that you have said yes to, right?

So it's hard to see it as a quote unquote bad thing. However, if you are somebody who, while listening to this, you're like, oh, wait, I wonder if this is me. I would say two things. I would say first is try to think about all of the things that you have said yes to, right?

Every single thing, every extra thing that you said yes to at work, and then try to correlate it directly to some kind of deliverable or metric of success that you actually have at work. chances are, if you're overworked, everything you've said yes to does not directly connect to your personal metric of success or deliverable in your role.

Every single thing, every extra thing that you said yes to at work, and then try to correlate it directly to some kind of deliverable or metric of success that you actually have at work. chances are, if you're overworked, everything you've said yes to does not directly connect to your personal metric of success or deliverable in your role.

Every single thing, every extra thing that you said yes to at work, and then try to correlate it directly to some kind of deliverable or metric of success that you actually have at work. chances are, if you're overworked, everything you've said yes to does not directly connect to your personal metric of success or deliverable in your role.

And I think it's important to remember that it's good to have some out-of-role deliverables as well. But try to do this analysis to see how much of the work that you're doing actually is not going back towards your deliverables. So Is it actually giving you the return that you're looking for if it's not improving your metric of success, professional success, right? That's one thing you can do.

And I think it's important to remember that it's good to have some out-of-role deliverables as well. But try to do this analysis to see how much of the work that you're doing actually is not going back towards your deliverables. So Is it actually giving you the return that you're looking for if it's not improving your metric of success, professional success, right? That's one thing you can do.

And I think it's important to remember that it's good to have some out-of-role deliverables as well. But try to do this analysis to see how much of the work that you're doing actually is not going back towards your deliverables. So Is it actually giving you the return that you're looking for if it's not improving your metric of success, professional success, right? That's one thing you can do.

Another thing you can do is to talk to somebody that you live with and ask them how they view your relationship with work. Because a lot of times we have these blinders on, we're so outcome driven, and And we don't really see the things that we're sacrificing, the things that we're flaking on, you know, how is it impacting other people? Because we're so laser focused on our own success.

Another thing you can do is to talk to somebody that you live with and ask them how they view your relationship with work. Because a lot of times we have these blinders on, we're so outcome driven, and And we don't really see the things that we're sacrificing, the things that we're flaking on, you know, how is it impacting other people? Because we're so laser focused on our own success.

Another thing you can do is to talk to somebody that you live with and ask them how they view your relationship with work. Because a lot of times we have these blinders on, we're so outcome driven, and And we don't really see the things that we're sacrificing, the things that we're flaking on, you know, how is it impacting other people? Because we're so laser focused on our own success.

So ask somebody you live with and ask them how they view your relationship to work. And when you get the answer, like, I want you to just quietly listen to them. I don't want you to prepare a response. I don't want you to give them a yes, but this was happening. Or, but if I, if I didn't like some kind of justification, just listen to them and see what comes up.

So ask somebody you live with and ask them how they view your relationship to work. And when you get the answer, like, I want you to just quietly listen to them. I don't want you to prepare a response. I don't want you to give them a yes, but this was happening. Or, but if I, if I didn't like some kind of justification, just listen to them and see what comes up.

So ask somebody you live with and ask them how they view your relationship to work. And when you get the answer, like, I want you to just quietly listen to them. I don't want you to prepare a response. I don't want you to give them a yes, but this was happening. Or, but if I, if I didn't like some kind of justification, just listen to them and see what comes up.

I think that we can learn a lot from the people we live with.