<![CDATA[Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die.]]>Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/bb73d89d-3f24-48ac-9bc6-b49c3b571f42/adulthood-is-just-cycling-between-if-i-don-t-say-yes-to-every-opportunity-no-new-opportunities-will-ever-be-offered-to-me-and-oh-no-i-have-said-yes-to-too-many-things-over-and-over-until-you-die.RSS for NodeWed, 13 May 2026 18:37:18 GMTTue, 05 May 2026 01:01:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 07:05:09 GMT]]>@evacide Cut to the chase… "I said yes to the thing I didn't want to do."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/roadskater/statuses/116520695179463559https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/roadskater/statuses/116520695179463559Tue, 05 May 2026 07:05:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 06:44:04 GMT]]>@evacide

No opportunity offered

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Energetic_Nova/statuses/116520612278064074https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Energetic_Nova/statuses/116520612278064074Tue, 05 May 2026 06:44:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 06:21:39 GMT]]>@evacide Cringing over here on my international flight 😬

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wendynather/statuses/116520524183897948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wendynather/statuses/116520524183897948Tue, 05 May 2026 06:21:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 06:20:52 GMT]]>@evacide i mean with all the downturns in our lifetime and how rough the career doldrums can be it is really tough to know when enough is enough or when an opportunity is truly off piste.

someone older than me with a more normal career once called me a "career survivalist" and i bet plenty of us are this way for similar reasons πŸ€”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pnw.zone/users/mancube/statuses/116520521083637647https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pnw.zone/users/mancube/statuses/116520521083637647Tue, 05 May 2026 06:20:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 05:55:41 GMT]]>@evacide This is much more accurate than I care to admit.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/patioboater/statuses/116520422046991290https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/patioboater/statuses/116520422046991290Tue, 05 May 2026 05:55:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 05:08:29 GMT]]>@evacide accurate

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116520236445578556https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116520236445578556Tue, 05 May 2026 05:08:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 04:29:55 GMT]]>@evacide Can't speak for anyone else, but after years of that I've found learning to say no more and more vital.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sentientsponge/statuses/116520084795584555https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sentientsponge/statuses/116520084795584555Tue, 05 May 2026 04:29:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 04:06:41 GMT]]>@evacide "I would prefer not to"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sciences.social/users/arkades/statuses/116519993412958008https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sciences.social/users/arkades/statuses/116519993412958008Tue, 05 May 2026 04:06:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 03:33:31 GMT]]>@evacide I consider it a valid live choice to climb up onto my roof and throw books at anyone that gets too close..

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/frang/statuses/116519863026414019https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/frang/statuses/116519863026414019Tue, 05 May 2026 03:33:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 03:05:56 GMT]]>@evacide was thinking "well, I"m pretty good at not doing that" except this morning's dream was ALL about having signed up for too many things πŸ˜›

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/geonz/statuses/116519754577710572https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/geonz/statuses/116519754577710572Tue, 05 May 2026 03:05:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 02:22:14 GMT]]>@joncamfield I am so lucky that this is my life, but also I need to say no to more things.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/evacide/statuses/116519582756879660https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/evacide/statuses/116519582756879660Tue, 05 May 2026 02:22:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 02:15:55 GMT]]>@evacide - Ooof. Nail on the head with this one. I feel this completely.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116519557858264412https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116519557858264412Tue, 05 May 2026 02:15:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 02:14:46 GMT]]>@evacide oh no.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/joncamfield/statuses/116519553351501231https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/joncamfield/statuses/116519553351501231Tue, 05 May 2026 02:14:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 02:14:33 GMT]]>@evacide yes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/joncamfield/statuses/116519552499458381https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/joncamfield/statuses/116519552499458381Tue, 05 May 2026 02:14:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 01:20:04 GMT]]>@evacide People get offered opportunities?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/socketwench/statuses/116519338258467680https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/socketwench/statuses/116519338258467680Tue, 05 May 2026 01:20:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 01:06:10 GMT]]>@evacide 😞

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/Cyborgneticz/statuses/116519283629815117https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://scholar.social/users/Cyborgneticz/statuses/116519283629815117Tue, 05 May 2026 01:06:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 01:05:49 GMT]]>@evacide im in this post and i dont like it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/philnelson/statuses/116519282247724727https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/philnelson/statuses/116519282247724727Tue, 05 May 2026 01:05:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Adulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die. on Tue, 05 May 2026 01:02:09 GMT]]>@evacide how dare you, in my own home, etc ❀️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.transneptune.net/users/owen/statuses/116519267812696204https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.transneptune.net/users/owen/statuses/116519267812696204Tue, 05 May 2026 01:02:09 GMT