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The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

By Amanda Palmer

We're conditioned to see asking for help as weakness, but Amanda Palmer reveals it as a profound act of vulnerability that builds genuine connection and community, challenging our hyper-independent norms.

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“We're conditioned to see asking for help as weakness, but Amanda Palmer reveals it as a profound act of vulnerability that builds genuine connection and community, challenging our hyper-independent norms.”

— Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

What it is about

vulnerability, interdependence, human connection

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of vulnerability, interdependence, human connection and better judgment in how they apply it.

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Amanda Palmer brings a credible and useful lens to vulnerability, interdependence, human connection, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

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Amanda Palmer

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