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When over-committing creates impossible scheduling conflicts

I promised my sister I'd help her move this weekend six weeks ago but now I have three other commitments that same day and I don't know how to tell her without seeming unreliable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Eagerness to please generates promises that future reality cannot honor, turning generosity into betrayal.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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