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And for more on this topic check out this article from @nytimes.com that goes in depth about the various studies we mentioned here! www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/w...
Go Ahead, Ask for Help. People Are Happy to Give It. (Published 2022)
Asking for help can be hard, but new research suggests we underestimate how willing people are to lend a hand.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
And for more on this topic check out this article from @nytimes.com that goes in depth about the various studies we mentioned here! www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/w...
Community is growing more and more important every day, meaning we should all get more comfortable asking (and giving!) help.
And it just so happens that's what we're here for! Check us out in the app store to see how we can help you help others!
And it just so happens that's what we're here for! Check us out in the app store to see how we can help you help others!
February 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Community is growing more and more important every day, meaning we should all get more comfortable asking (and giving!) help.
And it just so happens that's what we're here for! Check us out in the app store to see how we can help you help others!
And it just so happens that's what we're here for! Check us out in the app store to see how we can help you help others!
Not sure how to ask for help? Dr. Wayne Baker came up what he calls the "SMART" system of asking for help. Under his system requests should be:
Specific
Meaningful (so all parties know why you are asking)
Action oriented
Realistic
Time-bound
Specific
Meaningful (so all parties know why you are asking)
Action oriented
Realistic
Time-bound
February 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Not sure how to ask for help? Dr. Wayne Baker came up what he calls the "SMART" system of asking for help. Under his system requests should be:
Specific
Meaningful (so all parties know why you are asking)
Action oriented
Realistic
Time-bound
Specific
Meaningful (so all parties know why you are asking)
Action oriented
Realistic
Time-bound
One study in the Journal of Psychological Science found that those asking for help consistently underestimated how willing friends and strangers were to help, as well as how good they felt afterward.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Surprisingly Happy to Have Helped: Underestimating Prosociality Creates a Misplaced Barrier to Asking for Help - Xuan Zhao, Nicholas Epley, 2022
Performing acts of kindness increases well-being, yet people can be reluctant to ask for help that would enable others’ kindness. We suggest that people may be ...
journals.sagepub.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
One study in the Journal of Psychological Science found that those asking for help consistently underestimated how willing friends and strangers were to help, as well as how good they felt afterward.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We'll add it to out TBR!
January 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We'll add it to out TBR!
Love it! Thanks for the recommendation.
January 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Love it! Thanks for the recommendation.