Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes 🌴160. Gearsplaining
Hey, I'm Leanne—recovering gearsplainer.
In today’s 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 wow—did 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 “why” behind every little step? Yeah, guilty. Whether it’s about workshop design, video editing, or hiking in -20 degrees, I love explaining my process—and sometimes, it’s too much.
So, why do we do it? In this solo episode, I unpack:
- The psychology behind over-explaining (spoiler: it's not all bad!)
- How “proving your value” can backfire
- The difference between adding value vs. hijacking a conversation
- Why I’m building a knowledge hub to capture what I know without rambling
- A quote I always return to: “Tell them everything they need to know, not everything you know.” – Alan Weiss
🎒 Are you a secret gearsplainer too?
Maybe you're dropping way more detail than people ask for—out of passion, out of love, or maybe a dash of imposter syndrome. It’s okay. This one’s for us.
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