Don't lie — state real scarcity in your time or offer.

Define where your "good enough" is on a 0-100 ruler, to know when to stop.

Sort tasks on urgent/important axes and treat each quadrant with its rule.

Treat every 12 weeks as a full year — execute in 3 months what others take 12 months.

Repeat the same refusal in the same words calmly, no matter how the other person reshapes the pressure.

Do not commit on the spot. Request 24 hours to think before any new obligation.

Decline any meeting without a written agenda — politely cancel and request one.