Help!

Won’t you please, please, help me? That entreaty from the Beatles wasn’t their only request for assistance. They also famously got by, and high, with a little help from their friends. And it seemed to work out pretty well. So maybe you should also try to get a little help whenever possible? That strategy isn’t always associated with success in an era when many people respond positively to messages like, “I alone can fix it.” But Angela Duckworth studies successful people, and it turns out that being willing to ask for help is a trait that is shared among most of them. “Without exception, every high performer I’ve studied credits a host of supporters for their success. Research has found that a willingness to ask for help is crucial to achievement.” NYT (Gift Article): I Study Successful People. They Have One Habit in Common. Remember, there’s no i in team. But there is one in insane. (Come to think of it, there’s also one in Lake America.)