You should say yes when you feel that the task is manageable when its within your responsibility to do it or even when you owe a favor to a friend but if youre always saying yes because youre afraid of saying no then its time to take action and take your life into your own hands without feeling guilty. How to say no without feeling guilty mean or selfish what matters is not that you say no but the point of saying no to some things is so that you can say yes to better things. Find more time and energy for the things you love to do learn to say no without feeling guilty the simple word no is often the most difficult to say yet anyone can develop the skills to say no with confidence kindness and peace of mind and the benefits are enormous. From the foreword by richard carlson author of dont sweat the small stuff find more time and energy for the things you love to do learn to say no without feeling guilty the simple word no is often the most difficult to say