Each time I have posted a nice picture of mine on LinkedIn + the achievement that went like “I did this and got success” it has blown up.
I have consciously done that rarely (once a month at max) because I do not want to be that person.
But that does not change the cheat code that LinkedIn does reward content like that.
There are certain reservations I have with this approach:
- We are constantly running in a rut of “look I did this”. I am not very sure if I want to beat that drum every day, even though I want people to know what I have done every now and then.
- It assumes that all I have been getting in my life is “success”. The truth is success is often a result of trying out different things until you stumble on one.
- It makes you a baby of algorithm. You are a puppet, even though you are lured into believing you have power.
- I am not sure if people relate to a 100% successful person. They love relatability. At the same time, share too much failure (and if you are not a super successful person) people would still think you are failing a lot. Not sure if this is the way we want to live our lives.
- The need to be posing everywhere. Since the day I said sayonara to this approach, I became free. I gave up the need to click pictures every day, every where. I stopped pursuing LinkedIn algorithm in pursuit of my peace.
Now I get it, if done well, this approach would do wonders for you. A classic (and rare) example is Mr. JK Shah. However, most of other people sharing a picture just for the algorithm’s sake are not playing a fair game. To themselves. To you. To the world of “influencing”.
Get influenced at your own cost.
