A client at the gym said asking 'anything' is a skill you can get better at

I was helping a new member with their form and they asked if they could ask me 'anything', even stuff not about lifting. I said sure, obviously, but they said they used to be scared to ask questions online because they felt dumb. They told me, 'I practiced by posting one small question a day for a month in an ask anything group.' That really stuck with me because I always thought you were either a natural question-asker or you weren't. How do you get over the fear of asking something simple?

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barbaramorgan12d ago

It's like building any other muscle, you gotta start with light weight. That person's idea of one small question a day is genius. You could practice by asking for a simpler recipe in a cooking group or how to fix a basic setting on your phone. The goal is just to get used to putting yourself out there without the world ending. After a while, your brain learns that no one is judging you as hard as you judge yourself.

oliver_carr2811d ago

But the world does end a little sometimes.