[Linkpost] “Maybe ask for help more?” by SofiaBalderson

This is a link post. TL;DR: Self-reliance matters, but asking for help can often turn good work into great work. It saves time, builds trust, and strengthens the movement. In this short post, I recommend a few ways you can ask for help in your work and community. At a recent leadership gathering, we were discussing how many of us have too many tasks on our plates. Someone said something that stuck with me: “Ask your team for help. They want to help you and the org succeed.” It hit home. In leadership and entrepreneurship, we often mistake competence for independence. When I was asked for my top tip for new charity founders, I said a similar thing: “Learn to ask for help. Don’t reinvent the wheel.” Self-reliance gets us far. It's what drives many of us to push through exhaustion and figure things out alone. I still [...] --- First published: October 14th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/HCLwmqt3oLDpwEbdB/maybe-ask-for-help-more Linkpost URL:https://notingthemargin.substack.com/p/maybe-ask-for-help-more --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

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