And in fact it's better this way. I never had a problem with anyone who said no personally or professionally. You end up spending a bunch of emotional energy th

And in fact it's better this way. I never had a problem with anyone who said no personally or professionally. You end up spending a bunch of emotional energy thinking about what might be when someone ghosts you, made worse by the fact that some people are genuinely slow to get back to you and then sometimes actually do so.