Good piece. However "can I pick your brain?" isn't great unless you lay out the boundaries. About what? Be clear.
OTOH,
> make it easy to say no
is the best piece of advice amongst many other pieces of good advice
OTOH,
> make it easy to say no
is the best piece of advice amongst many other pieces of good advice
> asking for a resource to start with is better than “can I pick your brain?”