Attacks your time

Wearing you down

They ask again and again until no turns into fine.

The first tell

You feel exhausted. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.

What it sounds like

A telemarketer hears no four times and keeps offering smaller versions of the same plan.

Say back

My answer is no. I'm ending the call now.

If they push

Just give me thirty more seconds.

No. Goodbye.

How this family is disarmed

Slow down. A good offer survives a day.

See it in dating and at work

Context packs show this tactic in the settings where it does the most damage, and let you drill it against a timer.

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