Hey, I'm Leanneārecovering gearsplainer.
In todayās episode, I riff on a hilarious and all-too-real article I found tucked inside a gear package I ordered for my Nepal trek. It's called Gear Splaining by Dan Slater, and wowādid I feel personally attacked... in the best way.
You know that moment when someone asks you a simple question and you launch into a TED Talk about the āwhyā behind every little step? Yeah, guilty. Whether itās about workshop design, video editing, or hiking in -20 degrees, I love explaining my processāand sometimes, itās too much.
So, why do we do it? In this solo episode, I unpack:
ā¢ The psychology behind over-explaining (spoiler: it's not all bad!)
ā¢ How āproving your valueā can backfire
ā¢ The difference between adding value vs. hijacking a conversation
ā¢ Why Iām building a knowledge hub to capture what I know without rambling
ā¢ A quote I always return to: āTell them everything they need to know, not everything you know.ā ā Alan Weiss
š Are you a secret gearsplainer too?
Maybe you're dropping way more detail than people ask forāout of passion, out of love, or maybe a dash of imposter syndrome. Itās okay. This oneās for us.
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