Amanda Palmer

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

Eugenia Andino

Me resulta difícil juzgar este libro porque tiene grandes puntos tanto a favor como en contra. A favor, que la autora lee magníficamente (es muy probable que por escrito no me lo hubiese terminado), que la idea general es buena, que muchas anécdotas son entretenidas y que el puntillo autoayuda está bastante controlado. En contra: que se pasa mucho de autocomplaciente (¿cuántas veces dice que otra persona la alabó?), que no me gusta cómo salta de tema en tema y que se me hizo un poco largo. Sobran anécdotas que no añaden al conjunto. Recomendable si sabes lo que es el síndrome del impostor.

Rock singer, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring). And when she left her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans to support her in making an album, leading to the world's most successful music Kickstarter. Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in asking for help, she finds that there are important things she cannot ask for -- as a musician, as a friend, and as a wife. She learns that she isn't alone in this, that so many people are afraid to ask for help, and it paralyzes their lives and relationships. In this groundbreaking book, she explores these barriers in her own life and in the lives of those around her, and discovers the emotional, philosophical, and practical aspects of the art of asking.

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

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