Great post! I really like how you explained the difference between “Hey, I don’t know how to do this, can you help me?” and “Hey, I’m not sure how to do this and I have tried doing [stuff], what do you propose I should do?”
This is a skill I have been developing in myself over the last few months because 1. My manager doesn't want to babysit me and 2. I hate being handed an answer anyways.
If I have absolutely no idea where even to begin, I will say something to the effect of: "This is completely new to me and I don't know where to start. Can you point me toward a good google search query or tutorial you've had luck with in the past on the topic?" This way he can give me the nudge I need but not have to hold my hand the whole way.
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Great post! I really like how you explained the difference between “Hey, I don’t know how to do this, can you help me?” and “Hey, I’m not sure how to do this and I have tried doing [stuff], what do you propose I should do?”
This is a skill I have been developing in myself over the last few months because 1. My manager doesn't want to babysit me and 2. I hate being handed an answer anyways.
If I have absolutely no idea where even to begin, I will say something to the effect of: "This is completely new to me and I don't know where to start. Can you point me toward a good google search query or tutorial you've had luck with in the past on the topic?" This way he can give me the nudge I need but not have to hold my hand the whole way.