There are a few things you can do to help yourself right now: Accept your negative emotions It’s normal to feel disappointed when your results don’t meet your expectations, or when someone ...

The fear of appearing incompetent to those above you can be particularly paralyzing, leading to missed deadlines or subpar work that ultimately damages your reputation more than asking for help ...

In a 2022 study in the journal Psychological Science, two researchers noted that people tend to be reluctant to ask a stranger for help—for example, asking to borrow their phone to make a call ...