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TFW you politely decline an invitation to speak at a meeting and then they want an explanation why.
\r\nWhen I first declined, I ran through possible explanations and excuses in my head, and then decided I don't need to justify myself. Then the follow-up just threw me.
\r\nI've been working for years on saying no to stuff, on not over-committing, on focusing on few things at once. I can finally do it, and I don't owe anyone an explanation when I can't perform free labour relating to a distant side project that I'm barely involved in any more. And yet.
\r\nJust.. respect peoples' energy and time, folks.
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