Is LinkedIn Driving Your Anxiety Through The Roof?
LinkedIn is a great resource for connecting with people, but it can also cause serious mental health challenges - and even lead to burnout. If you're looking for a job or just trying to find customers, there are some features of LinkedIn that can ruin your personal peace and drive your anxiety through the roof.
In this episode I share some ways I've helped my tech career coaching clients avoid LinkedIn becoming a problem. Most of these center around avoiding comparing yourself to other people. As Gary Vaynerchuk famously recommends, "produce don't consume". If you follow some of the tips in this episode, you'll be able to responsibly use LinkedIn - and not let it use you!
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CHAPTER MARKERS
0:00 Introduction
1:16 5 Ways to Keep Calm on LinkedIn
1:38 1. Avoid Accomplishment Signals
4:08 2. Use, Don't Consume
7:45 3. Don't Engage Rage Bait
11:02 4. Don't Attend Unjustified Meetings
14:19 5. Keep Your Network Relevant
#linkedin #anxiety #burnout
In this episode I share some ways I've helped my tech career coaching clients avoid LinkedIn becoming a problem. Most of these center around avoiding comparing yourself to other people. As Gary Vaynerchuk famously recommends, "produce don't consume". If you follow some of the tips in this episode, you'll be able to responsibly use LinkedIn - and not let it use you!
Join this channel to get access to perks:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfe_znKY1ukrqlGActlFmaQ/join
Support me on Patreon:
https://thrivingtechnologist.com/patreon
TechRolepedia, a wiki about the top 25 roles in tech:
https://thrivingtechnologist.com/techroles
The Thriving Technologist career guide:
https://thrivingtechnologist.com/guide
Learn about one-on-one career coaching with me:
https://thrivingtechnologist.com/coaching
CHAPTER MARKERS
0:00 Introduction
1:16 5 Ways to Keep Calm on LinkedIn
1:38 1. Avoid Accomplishment Signals
4:08 2. Use, Don't Consume
7:45 3. Don't Engage Rage Bait
11:02 4. Don't Attend Unjustified Meetings
14:19 5. Keep Your Network Relevant
#linkedin #anxiety #burnout
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