Decline reading another person's draft

Say when you cannot take on the role of editor or first reader.

Try this

Identify whether you are being asked to skim, edit or respond emotionally; these take different attention.
Decline the task you cannot do well. If offering later help, state a realistic scope rather than accepting an unlimited review obligation.

A worked example

“I don’t have the attention to read this carefully tonight.”

An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.

Before you leave it here

Offer another time only if you can realistically give it the requested attention.

This is a voluntary planning exercise. Keep your notes private, adapt the language, and leave any question unanswered. It does not require Ourling or a purchase.

Ourling’s library uses AI-assisted original writing. These are practical exercises, not clinical advice or promises about relationship outcomes. Suggest a correction or a missing situation.