35 Unexpected LinkedIn Post Topics (That Won’t Make You Sound Boring, Braggy, or Like You Need a Nap)

Coming up with LinkedIn post ideas on a regular basis can feel like exhausting. Not impossible but not fun, either.

And yet, content matters. It builds your brand, attracts your people, reinforces your expertise, and keeps you top-of-mind even on days when you’re running on caffeine and an optimistic heart.

Here are 35 LinkedIn post topics that are smart, professional, and delightfully out of the ordinary. No “hustle culture.” No “rise and grind.” No “Look at my success.” Just honest, human, and worth reading.

1–10: The Smart-but-Human Stuff

1. The best mistake you ever made and how it accidentally changed your career.

2. The tool you swore you’d never use until you used it and now you cannot live without it.

3. A time you were wildly unprepared for a meeting but pulled it off with sheer personality.

4. A work habit you picked up from an unexpected place, like your grandma, a toddler, your dog.

5. The professional advice you once ignored that you now quote like scripture.

6. Your most unpopular business opinion that always ends up being right.

7. The time you learned something from a junior colleague that changed everything.

8. A business myth you want to retire permanently (yes, “work-life balance,” we’re looking at you).

9. That time the thing you feared became the thing you mastered.

10. A tiny tweak you made to your day that had a massive impact on productivity.

    
    

11–20: Humor, But Make It Insightful

11. “If my email inbox were a person…” (describe the relationship).

12. Business jargon you want to eliminate from the English language.

13. A dramatic retelling of the moment you realized your job title doesn’t define you.

14. A lesson you learned at a networking event you almost didn’t attend.

15. Your funniest professional “I really hope nobody saw that” moment.

16. The best business compliment you ever received and why it mattered.

17. Something you believed at 25 that makes you laugh at 50.

18. The weirdest place you ever solved a major work problem. (Shower? Trader Joe’s line? Airport bar?)

19. A “corporate survival hack” that is absolutely not textbook-approved but works every single time.

20. A time technology betrayed you at the worst moment, and how you recovered like a champ.

    
    

21–28: Relationship-Building Topics That Aren’t Boring

21. Shout-out someone who makes your work easier and gets almost no credit for it.

22. Share the best question you ask clients (or the one they ask you).

23. Talk about the moment you realized you love what you do.

24. Share a story about a mentor who shaped the way you work.

25. Explain how you handle “I need this ASAP” requests without losing your sanity.

26. Describe your favorite kind of client and why they’re magical.

27. Share something you wish people understood about your industry.

28. Tell the story behind your business tagline, website, or name.

    
    

29–35: Out-of-the-Ordinary, Because You Deserve Fun

29. What your younger self would think of your current career and what they’d get wrong.

30. Your “origin story."

31. The business hill you’re willing to die on.

32. A controversial, but not offensive, opinion you hold about workplace culture.

33. Your most treasured office item (yes, favorite pen counts) and why.

34. A moment when you almost quit, but something pulled you forward.

35. The day you realized being good at what you do isn’t luck, it’s skill + experience + repetition.

And What You Shouldn’t Do on LinkedIn, Ever

You know this, but let’s say it clearly:

Don’t be nasty. This is not the place for grudges, keyboard warrioring, or calling people out by name.

Don’t be braggy. Proud? Yes. Confident? Yes. "Look how amazing I am, bow before me”? No.

Don’t be offensive.You can be bold without being a jerk. You can be funny without punching down, and smart without being smug.

LinkedIn is about making professional connections, not collecting enemies. Content doesn’t have to be stiff, salesy, or predictable.Show your personality, share your wisdom, and most of all, invite conversation.

Your voice is your differentiator, and your stories are your power tools.

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