Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
Week 3: "Yes and No" — Learning to Choose
Read the chapter "Yes and No" in Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
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Every yes is a no to something else — this chapter asks you to get honest about what your yes's are actually costing you.
Discussion Questions
6 questions1.Niequist describes the moment she realized that saying yes to everything was actually a form of cowardice — it was easier than the vulnerability of admitting what she truly wanted. Does that reframe resonate with you? Have you ever used busyness to avoid a harder choice?
2.She writes about the seductive quality of being needed — how the feeling of indispensability can become its own kind of drug. Where in your life do you struggle most to let go of being needed?
3.What does a healthy "no" feel like for you? Is it something you have experienced, or does it mostly feel like failure or selfishness when you try to say it?