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Stop Explaining Yourself: Short Answers for Pushy People

Stop Explaining Yourself: Short Answers for Pushy People

Paperback

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ISBN10: 9309870613
ISBN13: 9789309870613
Publisher: Mindful Pages
Published: Sep 26 2026
Pages: 680
Weight: 1.97
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Some people do not want an answer. They want an opening. If you have ever said no and immediately found yourself explaining, defending, softening, or negotiating, this book is for you. Stop Explaining Yourself is a practical guide to giving short answers that hold up under pressure, especially with pushy questions that keep coming back in new forms. Leona Vey shows why trying to be endlessly reasonable can trap you in a courtroom mindset, where every choice becomes a trial and every reason becomes something to argue with. You will learn when you owe information and when decision privacy is the healthier option, how to use firm boundary phrases without sounding cruel, and how to repeat the boundary so the conversation stops feeding on fresh details. The book includes ready-to-use scripts for family, friends, dating, and workplace boundaries, plus guidance for texts, group chats, and hostile baiting. This is for people who want less drama and more self-respect: the ones who are tired of lengthy messages, circular talks, and guilt-driven over-sharing. If you want to stop overexplaining while staying calm, clear, and human, these pages will help you protect your decisions with fewer words and stronger endings.

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