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Saying no can feel uncomfortable. Even awkward.

But you know what feels even worse?

People-pleasing your way into a drained bank account.

This week’s issue of The 6-Figure Tech Writer breaks down...

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3 moments when you have to say no:

· When your boss gives you a “soft promotion”

· When you’re at capacity and tempted to say yes anyway

· When a client asks for “just one more tiny thing” that’s definitely out of scope

3 Times You Have To Say NO: Soft Promotions, Scope Creep, and Burnout

Weekends are when I visit new cupcake shops, take Canela to her favorite nature spots, and play fetch like it’s a full-time job.

But if I’m honest, this life didn’t come from luck.

It came from learning how to say no.

I actually memorize maps of the city and then walk to new places. I never get lost and I almost never need to open google maps. Little kid me who used to get lost all the time would be SO proud 😸

enjoy your weekend, folks 😇

With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.

Love that you’re not afraid to use pink and purple 😈

💛 New Personal Website 💛

And also a new project. Starting this week, I'm sending a new opinion article every Sunday. Expect all kinds of stuff but always interesting stuff 🙂

Hit the button and let's connect!

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I've just updated my website with pretty important info you can see below.

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Please don't come to the comments section to tell me "brainfart" is not the best domain to sell services. I know. I don't care.

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Street dancing is life 🖤

Non-technical API Design Should Be Possible Why aren’t most API Design tools helping non-technical people?

Non-technical API Design should be possible

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I created an AsyncAPI friends starter pack. We're not many here yet. Yet! 😄

go.bsky.app/TFBk8FM

oooh! good reminder 😄

Tintin strikes again.

I'm never going to have a better use for this meme.

felt

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I love the person doing advertising for our local furniture recycling place.

i like how we’re like “omg you made it you’re here!” as if we all had to travel through the void to get here and not just switch apps

@digitalvandal.xyz holaaaaa 😸

“Doomscrolling” is so limited. Today I have also doomedited, doomresearched my next story, and I’m about to doomeat a frozen doomburrito. You gotta be open to new doomexperiences.

A retro album cover that reads “Fuck, I mean holy goddamn fuck, what the fucking fuck”

How I’m feeling from now into the foreseeable future.

Fuck money and fuck work today.

Not in the slightest 😭😓 .

I did exercise each morning and showered… and that is all I can do