If you're good at your job, people inevitably ask for more of your time. But directly saying no can seem unhelpful, while saying yes to everything hurts your actual priorities.
A better move is kinda agreeing - but immediately making them own the trade-off:
"Sure, should I pause [important task] to work on this?"
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This shifts prioritization back onto them. You've said yes, but they have to consciously decide what's more important.
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