On hitting my final LinkedIn goal ...

So I hit my final LinkedIn goal ... 3.65 million hits in a year ... Thanks to everyone who has paused to give my posts a look.

My PhD student told me that at a conference - that I skipped bc of parenting obligations - people now talk about my posts more than they do about my research ...

I'm not sure how I feel about that - bc my research has consumed the past 24 year of my life - and Linkedin has been more of a hobby for just a year.

Perhaps, LinkedIn will drive people to read my papers?

See a gratuitous pointer to Google Scholar here: https://lnkd.in/eNspyjYW

But I suspect not, their impact is in different domains and speaks to different parts of academic life.

FWIW, I'm often asked if I have monetized LinkedIn. I have not. I am asked next when will I monetize them. I have no idea. I am then asked why not. Because life is about more than money.

Let me say it again.

Writing for LinkedIn is my hobby.

I write the posts bc I like to write them & I like helping people & I like the growth that comes through writing them.

I share the posts because I want to positively impact my academic discipline and the broader academy.

Through candid online conversations, we can all come together and build a better Academy!

Thanks for reading. It's been a wonderful year.

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