Pat Walls

How to say no. - Templates to help you say no in any situation

Saying no is hard, but essential to your own productivity (and sanity). Here are some templates you can use, including some examples from Naval, Tim Ferriss, Casey Neistat, and more!

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Kareem Al Saady
@thepatwalls this is amazing! It's my go to reference now for these types of emails.
Pat Walls
@kareem_alsaady Thanks Kareem! Awesome to hear you keep referencing it - I have been too!
Miguel Piedrafita
Great work Pat, I'll definitely make use of this!
Pat Walls
@m1guelpf Thanks Miguel!
Vijay Selvaraju
Thanks for sharing this Pat! It's a great collection
Pat Walls
@vijay_selvaraju Thanks Vijay! If you have any more, let me know!
Dominique Jackson
Brilliant haha. Nice job Pat!
Pat Walls
@djthewriter Haha thanks my man! Maybe you find a way to include this in one of your blog posts one day.... jk jk
Harry Dry
Great idea. Great execution.
Pat Walls
@harrydry My man! Your early feedback was the icing.
Joe Wilson
Awesome work @thepatwalls. It's always hard to say no, but this should help people over the hump.
Pat Walls
@airbnbforsurfboards It is easier said than done, that's for sure! Hopefully this helps people say "no" a bit more. Even a little helps :)
Switchbackhunter
I rarely comment on PH listings, but this one hit home. So useful for folks like myself that have a hard time trying to say the right thing once, without having to come up with many excuses.
Pat Walls
@daminkk Thank you for the kind words! Means a lot. Excuses are easy. Being direct is hard - as a recipient/receiver I'd rather you be direct than give me an excuse like "i'm so busy right now sorry!".
Adam Fuhrer
All in good balance with saying "yes" ;)
Pura Vida
Oh man, most definitely going to use this, thank you!
Pat Walls
@puravida Love to hear that. Hope it helps you say "no" today.
Nathan Grieve
It's so awkward to say no to things - so niche but ridiculously useful!