Article: Saying "no" is empowering and allows you to be in control of your life without trying to please other people. So why is it so hard to say no? Saying no takes some practice, so start noticing when you're fearful to say no and practice saying "no" in the mirror to get more comfortable with those words. When saying no, make it clear that you are saying no to the request, not to the individual. Don't feel obligated to commit to something on the spot. Say, "Can I have a moment to think this decision over and get back to you?" If someone is being pushy, be just as resolute at saying no. Say, "I know you won't give up easily, but I am not going to change my mind." Know that people ask you for favors or to do projects because they believe in you. Always say "thank you for thinking of me", even when you politely decline. You may continue to have this person in your life because there's some benefit in it for you. This person may be a romantic partner whom you live with or share finances, or you may need that person to boost you up when you feel down. You may feel fearful of this person leaving you and have a fear of abandonment, even if you're unhappy in the relationship. Ask yourself what benefits you receive from the relationship, whether they be physical (companionship, monetary needs, sex), emotional (someone to talk to, a sense of belonging), and related to feeling dependent. Ask yourself, "Is this relationship fair to this person? Is it fair to me?" If you have fears of abandonment, do some inner work and resolve the trauma of abandonment. You can also Find a Therapist. You may need to discuss appropriate boundaries with this person. Decide what boundaries you want to enforce, and ask yourself how each boundary will benefit you and the relationship. Thinking of the benefits will help you commit to keeping the boundary and not feel guilty about enforcing it. Affirm each boundary with positive statements. "Even though this person may be unhappy with this boundary, I have the right to decide how to spend my time, energy, and resources." You may be with a partner who always wants to hear that she is beautiful, that you love her, and that you only have eyes for him. If you're not emotionally open or ready for that kind of relationship, let him or her know. Say, "I am not in a position to give you all of the things you want." Remember that you have control over your life. If someone drains you, it's time to create some boundaries.
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Learn to say "no". Don't engage in dependent relationships. Create boundaries.
Article: In the event that your computer crashes permanently, you'll want to have a backup of your images. Copy your photos and paste them in a separate external hard drive, or upload them to an online cloud service. Popular online storage options include iDrive, pCloud, and Flickr. You can also use a general storage service, like Dropbox or Google Drive. Back your images up online and on an external hard drive to completely ensure that nothing happens to your images. Photographs take up a ton of space on a computer and you may not go through your images very frequently. To save storage space, get an external hard drive or flash drive and move your images to the new drive. Label the drive with a piece of tape and a marker so that you can easily find your images in the future. Whenever you want to look at your photos, plug the hard drive into the computer. If you only have a few hundred images, you can keep your images on a 16-32 gb flash drive. If you have a large number of photographs, get a standalone hard drive. If you have thousands of images, a 250-500 gb hard drive should provide plenty of space. A terabyte can hold roughly 1.5 million videos if you need to store a massive number of images. Leave your organized folder on the desktop if you want to easily access your photos whenever you want. You can also leave the folder in the "Photos" folder on your hard drive. If you have a specific file location where you store other media, you can also keep your photos there. If your computer ever crashes and you lose the photos on your computer, copy your backup folder and put it on your new computer when you get one.
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Backup your images online or on a separate hard drive. Store the images on an external hard drive to save space. Keep a copy on your computer to easily access your images.