Every once in a while, you take on a new project.

Sometimes it’s fixing the leaky faucet that’s been driving you nuts. Sometimes it’s WD-40ing that creaky door so your partner or roommate can finally sleep in peace.

And sometimes, it’s something bigger: repairing the way you connect with the world.

Recently, I took on that kind of project—the kind that requires vulnerability, curiosity, and, oddly enough, a LinkedIn login.

Because the best place to write your thoughts publicly these days? Isn’t necessarily a blog. It’s LinkedIn.

Not because it’s shiny and professional, but because it’s where people are. All kinds of people—some clout-chasing, some selling digital products and promises—but a surprising number just… curious. Real. Kind.

I’ve had conversations with people from New Zealand, the UK, Sweden, Switzerland, and Canada, sparked by a single post or a passing comment. No pitch. No agenda. Just a moment of resonance.

It’s wild, really—when your words leap off the screen and occupy a small space in someone else’s mind. When your post is the thing that makes them pause and say: “I felt that.”

Then something unexpected happened.

I connected with a surgeon overseas. We exchanged a few messages. And then—he offered to send me his book.

No catch. No pitch. Just, “I think you’d enjoy this.”

And I did. I devoured it.

The book was 193 pages of human thoughts—simple, poetic reflections on life, presence, connection, and meaning. The kind of thoughts that have been rolling around in my own brain for months. Only now, I had language for them.

Topics like:

• Presence and good conversation
• Leaving when there’s no connection
• The state of flow
• Silence as a friend
• Gratitude coexisting with ambition
• Encounters without words
• Kindness without passivity
• Taking the chance—even if no one around you understands the dream

These weren’t self-help tips. They were reminders.

That we are delicate beings. That feelings linger. That warmth can come from being truly seen. That 86,400 seconds make up each day—and most people never find the door to the room they long to be in.

So why write about this?

Because in the age of AI, algorithms, and answers-on-demand… human connection still matters more than ever.

Because your thoughts do belong to you. And you can choose to share them.

Because conversations—real ones—are still how people get hired, discover ideas, and feel less alone.

Because sometimes your next big break starts with a message like, “Hey, I really liked what you wrote.”

Here’s what I’ve learned:

• Writing is a magnet for the right kind of people.
• Vulnerability builds bridges faster than strategy.
• Sharing your thoughts might change your life—but they will change someone else’s.

So start writing.

Start connecting.

Start talking to real people—on LinkedIn or in line at the coffee shop. In a world that’s optimizing everything, the best project might just be… remembering how to be human.