"The email you think you need so desperately to respond to can wait. Your screenplay does not need to be hurried, and you can even take a break between it and the next one. **The only person truly requiring you to spend the night at the office is yourself**. It’s okay to say no. It’s okay to opt out of that phone call or that last-minute trip." ([Location 2407](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=2407)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[anxiety]], [[work-life-balance]], [[self-control]], [[environmental-design]], [[ego]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]