Does LinkedIn Brainwash You Into Hating Your Job?

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! Join my Patreon: Learn about one-on-one career coaching with me: TechRolepedia, a wiki about the top 25 roles in tech: The Thriving Technologist career guide: You can also watch this episode on YouTube . Chapter markers / timelinks: (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 Visit me at thrivingtechnologist.com

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Does LinkedIn Brainwash You Into Hating Your Job? is an episode from Healthy Software Developer by Jayme Edwards.

This episode is 18:46 long.

This episode was published on Aug 21, 2024.

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