Nothing I’ve read has changed me more than “you do people a favor by accepting their help” like I repeat this constantly to so many people because it’s true!!! People like to feel useful, they like to feel kind, they like to feel like they have an ability to impact people’s lives so just let them!! Not everything is a thing to be owed back — accept people’s kindness without making a competition out of it
I'm not readily finding sources, but this is very much part of Jewish ethics as well: accepting help when you need it helps the giver to fulfill the vital mitzvah of tzedakah, which they cannot do without a willing recipient to accept it, and the benefit to them is at least as much if not more so than to you. Your acceptance of assistance, of charity, and of invitation provides an opportunity to the helper, the giver, and the host to be human at our highest selves.
