The Art of Asking: How I learned to stop worrying and let people help
American culture in particular has instilled in us the bizarre notion that to ask for help amounts to an admission of failure. But some of the most powerful, successful, admired people in the world seem, to me, to have something in common: they ask constantly, creatively, compassionately, and gracefully. And to be sure: when you ask, there’s always... See more
Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Asking is an act of intimacy and trust. Begging is a function of fear, desperation, or weakness. Those who must beg demand our help; those who ask have faith in our capacity for love and in our desire to share with one another.
Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Those who can ask without shame are viewing themselves in collaboration with—rather than in competition with—the world