The art of asking

The best way to ask for a busy person’s time is NOT by asking them when they’re free.

They value their free time more than their “busy time” and would protect it at all costs.

A more effective way is: To ask how they can help, where the response most likely would be a one-liner.

If you convince them to care, they will dig out the time when they are “busy.”

Schedule is tight

My schedule is packed.

Don’t have time at all.

There is so much to do.

I don’t have the time to breathe even.

The words we impregnate our mind with, decide your destiny. If you don’t believe this, see happy human who accomplishes a ton of things and you will find they are busier than anyone else.

Perhaps a different equation could be: “I am tied up, lemme think how we I could do it.”

Or better yet, think over it and disagree to the task you don’t have time for, instead of consistently labelling yourself as time-less.

PS: Do you really want to be free and doing nothing always? If no, the best time to change your vocabulary was yesterday. The second best time is today.