How do you approach experts to ask for help? Apparently, many of us just email and ask for people's time without much thought. A better strategy is to think of this request as the start of a high quality connection. That means respectful engagement is key. Read more in this recent article by Anna Goldfarb in the New York Times, with tips from several management researchers
: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/smarter-living/the-right-way-to-ask-can-i-pick-your-brain.html