# On Saying No  ## Metadata - Author: [[Lenny Rachitsky]] - Full Title: On Saying No - Category: #articles - Summary: The text discusses strategies and templates for politely saying no to requests while staying focused on important tasks like creating a newsletter and podcast episodes. It emphasizes the importance of learning to decline opportunities that may distract from your main goals to maintain success. The author shares tips, including using templates and seeking input from a trusted person, to help manage the overwhelming volume of requests effectively. - URL: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-say-no ## Highlights - You become successful by doing something really well. Once you’re successful, you get offers to do cool things, like go to fancy fun events, do new projects, and meet interesting people. But when you start spending your time on these other things, you don’t have as much time to do the thing that made you successful in the first place. That work suffers. And so your success fades. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hye016wcjaqztftvgr0g24eq))