Ask for help
If you're observant of how you live, it is easy to realize that most of us live on autopilot.
We're usually getting by every day, figuring stuff out on our own.
On most days, it is rewarding to be self-sufficient. However, the more isolated lives we lead, the more difficult it is to know when to seek help from another.
Throughout the day and week, most of us go through multiple interactions - work or otherwise. Our brain takes time to process the essence of those conversations. But the pace of living in the present day doesn't help create a brain space buffer.
"What's a brain space buffer?" you might wonder.
Regardless of how boastful we are about having the most evolved brains on planet earth, I don't think our current lifestyle makes much consideration of the brain's capacity.
Undoubtedly, there is a great deal of plasticity in our brain, but it feels like it may be bursting at the seams with all that we expect it to deal with for us.
We've successfully replicated using our bodies the way we use computers. Rarely shut with multiple tabs and windows constantly open.
There is no in-between currently. That's what I'm referring to as the brain space buffer.
Creating the buffer requires offloading. There is no other way.
Other than obsessing about our personal to-do lists, we need to figure out the tasks we could do much better if we asked for help.
Our default in most cases is to either procrastinate, feel guilty, or wallow in our incompetence to do better.
What if we tried reaching out to a person based on the nature of the task we need help with?
Would you spiral in your brain or get started on making things happen? The choice isn't tough.