I suspect this is why the kinds of people who get good with technology tend to be somewhat asocial. As a kid, I never, ever asked for help. I'm not exactly sure

I suspect this is why the kinds of people who get good with technology tend to be somewhat asocial. As a kid, I never, ever asked for help. I'm not exactly sure why, but I do know anxiety and lack of confidence talking to adults played a part in it. Another part was I just assumed I should be able to do these things, afterall wasn't everyone just doing things on their own? So I just soldiered away over and over until I got something that worked. I remember building an RC car from a kit (Team Associated's RC10) when I was in 6th or 7th grade and not being able to finish one part. It took me a long time to ask my dad to take me to the hobby shop to get it fixed. It almost felt like a defeat. Now that I'm older, I have no real sense of this. I'll just ask for help and see tough projects as naturally being team projects. I am glad I had these experiences as I tend to be more technically competent than my more social peers who learned these life lessons earlier. On the flipside, I work with a guy in his 40s with this attitude. He has a "dont read documentation, don't ask for help, cant take direction" attitude and he's constantly struggling and he's a nightmare to work with. I guess some people don't outgrow this.