To the person who had a perfectly reasonable request,

I’m sorry to say the answer is no.

It’s not you. It’s me.

You were both respectful and within your rights.

I’m taking after other creators like Ryan Holiday, Casey Neistat, and Justin Welsh who have to say no.

I’m just exercising a bit of calendar minimalism.

• If you’d like advising, I do offer intro calls.

• If you’d like to chat, I also am fairly active in the first hour after any social media post on any platform.