The library talk that changed how I ask for help
Last month I went to a local history night at the library in my town, just expecting to hear about old buildings. But this one older lady got up and talked about how she spent 6 months trying to fix her grandmother's sewing machine, and then finally just went to the repair shop and asked the guy if she could watch him work. He let her, and she said that one afternoon taught her more than any YouTube video ever did. It hit me how much I avoid asking people face to face, I always try to figure things out alone first. After that I started asking my neighbor about his woodworking setup, and he showed me a trick for squaring boards that I'd never seen in any forum post. Now I'm wondering, has anyone else had a random local person teach them something that totally changed their routine, and were you embarrassed to ask?