The Quiet Quotient

Jim Hansen
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Techniques, commentary, and strategies to keep you current and curious about the craft of writing and the production of digital content. An audio companion podcast, to many of my LinkedIn posts and blogs.

  1. FEB 5

    Stop Specializing Yourself Into a Corner

    For decades, we’ve been told that Generalist is just a polite word for someone who can’t commit. We’re told to find a niche, dig a hole, and stay there. But in a world that changes every fifteen minutes, being a specialist is a dangerous gamble. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

    2 min

  2. FEB 4

    The Secret Ingredient That Makes Every Skill Better

    We often spend years mastering the "hard" parts of our jobs. We take courses on software, learn how to manage complex budgets, or practice the technical trade secrets of our industry. But there is one skill that acts as a volume knob for everything else we do: the ability to communicate. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

    2 min

  3. JAN 23

    How Writing Is Like Rock and Roll (The Answer May Surprise You)

    Writing is rock and roll. Not the stadium kind with fireworks. The kind played in a damp basement where someone’s amp buzzes, the drummer is late, and everyone pretends this might still work. That’s the first myth about writing. That it is calm. That it is polite. That it happens in quiet cafés with tasteful notebooks. Writing is louder than that. Writing is plugging in and hoping the noise becomes something recognizable. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

    3 min

  4. JAN 16

    Writing Needs To Be Clearer Not Louder (How to Accomplish That)

    Writing used to feel like a place you went to think. Now it often feels like a place you go to perform. We open a blank document and immediately start asking the wrong questions: Is this strong enough? Will this land? Is this post-worthy? The thinking comes later, if it comes at all. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

    2 min

  5. JAN 11

    Writing That Sounds Too Sure Of Itself (I don't trust it)

    I don’t trust writing that sounds too sure of itself. I trust the voice that slows down. The one that leaves room for doubt. The one that admits where it guessed, where it learned the hard way, and where it is still figuring things out. The writing that sticks does not arrive polished and finished. It shows just enough imperfection to remind you there is a person on the other side of the screen. Not a brand voice. Not a framework. Not something built to impress. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

    3 min

  6. JAN 7

    End With Forward Motion (Give Your Reader Hope)

    Good articles do more than explain something. They help the reader move. Not in big, dramatic ways. Not with sweeping reinventions or bold declarations. Just enough movement to feel steadier than they did a few minutes earlier. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

    2 min

  7. JAN 5

    Before You Hit Publish Ask Yourself One Important Question

    Before you publish, it helps to pause and ask one quiet question. If this were sent to me privately by someone I respect, would I keep reading? Not would I like it. Not would I agree with it. Just would I stay with it. That question changes how you write. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

    1 min

  8. JAN 3

    Let Restraint Do The Work (Say Less Impact More)

    When something is small, they let it stay small. They do not inflate it to justify the post. That kind of restraint reads as confidence. It tells the reader you are not trying to impress them or hold them hostage until the end. You are simply sharing something you believe is worth their time. In a place that rewards volume, speed, and certainty, restraint feels almost countercultural. But it is often the difference between writing that gets skimmed and writing that gets trusted. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/

    2 min
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Techniques, commentary, and strategies to keep you current and curious about the craft of writing and the production of digital content. An audio companion podcast, to many of my LinkedIn posts and blogs.

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  • Creator
    Jim Hansen
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
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    The Quiet Quotient