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How to ask for help -- and get a "yes"

Heidi Grant · TED

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About

Asking for help is tough. But to get through life, you have to do it all the time. So how do you get comfortable asking? In this actionable talk, social psychologist Heidi Grant shares four simple rules for asking for help and getting it -- while making the process more rewarding for your helper, too.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED Salon Brightline Initiative
Speaker
Heidi Grant
Year
2019
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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