The most surprising aspect of learning that lesson, as it burrowed itself into my brain very much against my will, was that when trying to make something work, it was always the smartest people I knew who were the quickest to ask what the hell you were talking about; to ask you to explain; to ask you to help them understand. In this sense, help is more than just an extra pair of hands or an extra set of eyes. Help is expertise. It’s wisdom. It’s learning enough to understand and admit to what you don’t know.
