Struggling to Ask for Help? Start by Organizing Your Thoughts with These 6 Perspectives

I believe there are two main patterns when things don't go well when creating something.

1. A fundamental lack of knowledge or skills
2. It seems solvable, but thoughts haven't been organized properly

However, it can be difficult to determine which one applies. In both cases, you lack the information needed to solve the problem.

In such cases, stop searching for a moment. Imagine a situation where you are "consulting that person" and try to identify the situation based on the following "6 questions to organize your consultation."

6 Questions to Organize Your Consultation

1. Goal: What are the things you want to "decide" or "achieve" by resolving your doubts?
2. Problem: Specifically, what part are you "struggling" with?
3. Information: Are there any "reference materials" like images or links that clarify the problem?
4. Current Status: What are the things you "know," "have researched," and "understand"?
5. Measures: Is there a "hypothesis" that seems like a good approach?
6. Challenges: What kind of information is needed to "resolve" the doubt?

If you find something you can do, that becomes your next task.

If you don't find anything you can do, show the organized information to someone you can rely on and ask for hints to a solution.
Even if you feel "bad for taking up their time" or "worried about being scolded," you will feel much better if you can think, "I organized my questions thoroughly," or "It can't be helped because I truly don't understand."

You will often find yourself solving the problem on your own, and it can also serve as a trigger to break out of the loop of endless, aimless searching. Highly recommended.