Quiet Has Its Place

I used to think I needed a take on everything.

Politics, crypto, AI, Danish tax reform — you name it, I probably had a half-baked opinion ready. Not because I was some expert. Just because it felt like that’s what smart people did: they had thoughts. All the time. On everything.

And it’s easy to get caught in that. There’s this quiet pressure to contribute. To say something clever. To prove you’re paying attention. Especially online, where silence feels like invisibility.

But at some point, I started asking myself: Why am I talking about this? Do I even care? Or am I just trying to look smart?

The truth? I was wasting a lot of energy. And it wasn’t helping anyone — especially not me.

I’ve come to believe that protecting your attention is underrated. So is protecting your energy. And sometimes, that means letting things pass by without needing to jump in. Not because I don’t care. But because I’d rather save my words for the things I actually know, care about, or want to learn.

That’s been the shift.

It’s not about pretending to be above it all. It’s about knowing what’s worth sinking your teeth into. You don’t need a take on every tech trend or world event. You don’t need to pick a side every time something goes viral. You can just watch. Think. Decide what matters. And stay quiet when it doesn’t.

Silence isn’t empty. It’s focused.

And honestly, I think the world would sound a bit smarter if more people practiced it.

(Still working on it myself. And the picture is just a view over Bali)