Wednesday, May 1, 2024

BENEFITS OF DEPENDING ON OTHERS

 


1.      Lightening your load: To state the obvious, if you are willing to ask for help, your tasks may become significantly easier. This can be an enormous relief.

2.      Learning more: Some people are abundant resources of knowledge – by asking for their help you may create an opportunity to learn much more than you expect. Many accomplished people are surprisingly willing to share their accumulated wisdom, and find such interaction rewarding. Showing genuine interest and being prepared with questions will enrich the exchange.

3.      Increasing effectiveness through collaboration: Asking other people for help can lead to collaboration. In addition to gaining the benefit of suggestions you might not have thought of independently, you may find people willing to assist with the refinement of your ideas, thus increasing the effectiveness of your approach.

4.      Improving relationships: Graciously asking someone for help might actually improve your relationship with that person. It can be an opportunity to communicate trust and appreciation. Increasingly, robust research findings reveal that having a supportive social network is a consistent factor in human health and well-being. Some cultures promote interdependence, understanding it to be an important dimension of intimacy.

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