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It’s best to ask one person instead of a group. Pick someone who you think can help you the most, or at least send individual requests to several people at once instead of dropping a line in a group chat. 

Asking a group leads to the “diffusion of responsibility” phenomenon, where no...

• Remember that the favor matters more than its scope. In most cases, the increase in rapport comes from the fact that the other person does you a favor.
• Use reciprocity, by performing a small favor shortly before asking for one.
• After asking for a favor, perfo...

Nobody tells anybody else about the person who did a “good enough” job on the work they hired them to do.