It comes back to that golden intersection between what you want to share and what people want to read from you. Have a strategy, try different things, and tweak until you find something that works.
There’s probably a useful distinction between learning what people care about and letting the numbers decide what parts of your life become public. But my critique is less about what the public wants, more about the unsolicited sharing.
Thank you, Daniel for this post and in stop. I took away the phrase “some stories should stay yours.” I like the word Smith this and say it this way SSSS = (some stories should stay sacred)
-a witty thought just came to my mind of that’s why we keep our private parts behind a zipper, ha ha! #KeepYourMouthZipped #ZIPCodes
One of the things too many people forget is that there are AI scrapers trawling your LinkedIn profile and scraping information about you. The more personal information you share, the more In depth a profile of you can be built.With AI, it's easy to build this type of profile, and you're giving away enough information that can be used to manipulate you, sell to you, Scam you in the future. Don't do it.
The “five years from now” test probably needs another question underneath it: am I happy for this to become part of a permanent profile of me somewhere I’ll never see?
I think the line between authenticity and everything else getting blurrier than ever. And sure that creates way more noise (also sth I call noise could be surprisingly valuable for the other too) but ultimately we still get to choose what passes through our filters. :) Thanks for sharing your reflections.
What’s your own test before sharing something personal online?
Mine is whether I’d still be comfortable with it sitting there years from now with no likes underneath. 😳
It comes back to that golden intersection between what you want to share and what people want to read from you. Have a strategy, try different things, and tweak until you find something that works.
There’s probably a useful distinction between learning what people care about and letting the numbers decide what parts of your life become public. But my critique is less about what the public wants, more about the unsolicited sharing.
Thank you, Daniel for this post and in stop. I took away the phrase “some stories should stay yours.” I like the word Smith this and say it this way SSSS = (some stories should stay sacred)
-a witty thought just came to my mind of that’s why we keep our private parts behind a zipper, ha ha! #KeepYourMouthZipped #ZIPCodes
You may have permanently upgraded the phrase for me there 😂 Some stories should stay sacred is probably closer to what I meant anyway.
I don’t owe LinkedIn any of my life 😉
One of the things too many people forget is that there are AI scrapers trawling your LinkedIn profile and scraping information about you. The more personal information you share, the more In depth a profile of you can be built.With AI, it's easy to build this type of profile, and you're giving away enough information that can be used to manipulate you, sell to you, Scam you in the future. Don't do it.
The “five years from now” test probably needs another question underneath it: am I happy for this to become part of a permanent profile of me somewhere I’ll never see?
Balance is key, your story should serve your purpose, not define it entirely.
Agreed. I want the personal bit to have a reason for being there, not just because it makes the post *feel* more revealing.
Purposeful visibility, showing enough of yourself to connect without exposing everything, is key to genuine relationships and lasting opportunities.
The relationship part matters, but I don’t think closeness has to mean full access.
I think the line between authenticity and everything else getting blurrier than ever. And sure that creates way more noise (also sth I call noise could be surprisingly valuable for the other too) but ultimately we still get to choose what passes through our filters. :) Thanks for sharing your reflections.
I agree... Just because a story would make a good post doesn’t mean you owe it to the internet.