This article really says "1/3 of creative people contacted said no". That's it really. It certainly doesn't jive with my real world experience. I've always bee

This article really says "1/3 of creative people contacted said no". That's it really. It certainly doesn't jive with my real world experience. I've always been absolutely floored at how far really well-known people will go to help me when I need it. Whether it be spending an hour over coffee or just exchanging a few emails, the really creative (and successful) people I've reached out to in my life have generally been willing to spend their time to help me out. I should note that often these requests are completely blind. I don't have a business school background with lots of contacts (I went to a small state school in the south). I don't have lots of friends with friends to help me out. I suppose my experience is about the same as the study in the article. 33% of folks fall over backwards to help me out, at no real benefit to themselves. Another 33% are kind of difficult to tie down. The rest say no. To draw a conclusion as definite as "creative people say no" is hard for me to accept.