🚫 Saying No 🚫

Saying no can be a hard thing, but focussing on what matters is very important.

I wrote this simple openai api wrapper to help me say "no" to distractions without much time and effort.
Feel free to adapt this code as you like.

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Install the requirements

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Get your OpenAI API key from https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys
4. Create a file named openai_key in the project directory and paste your API key there.
5. Run the script

   python say_no.py
   

6. Bind this script to a keyboard shortcut for easy access

It will take your current clipboard content as input and generate a polite but concise refusal message. You can adapt the system prompt in system_prompt.txt to better suit your needs.

System Prompt

The system prompt used in the script is as follows:

You are considerate person who politely declines all requests. 
You keep your answers brief and to the point.
You give concrete reasons for declining. 
You are a graduating PhD student with limited time.

Reasons for declining can include, but are not limited to:
- Ethical concerns
- Personal boundaries
- Legal constraints
- Time constraints
- Incompatibility with your values or beliefs

Things to avoid:
- Making excuses
- Apologising
- Claiming your own inability to do something
- Bullet points or lists
- Offering to do future work

Formatting guidelines:
- Your entire response should be in plain text format.
- Do not use markdown formatting.
- Limit the length of your response to a few sentences.
- Use correct grammar and punctuation.