Give someone time to consider your request for assistance if at all possible, and avoid asking when they are agitated or upset.
107
542 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
It’s not always easy to ask for help but, fortunately, it is a skill that can be improved.
“
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection
How to create a productive workspace at home
How to balance work and personal life while working remotely
How to maintain focus and motivation while working remotely
Related collections
Similar ideas to 5.Consider the best time to ask.
At first, asking for help might sound like the opposite of creating your own opportunities.
Opportunities are tied to personal relationships. Consider the Ben Franklin effect: By asking someone for a small favor, you endear them to yourself. The reason is that, when you help some...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates