Post by Priya Tiwari

Hello connections This post is not for sympathy, attention, or validation. I just wanted to say something honestly for once. Maybe I’ll be a little less active on LinkedIn for my own reasons. But honestly, some people here are genuinely very kind and supportive 🤍 I’ve met really good people here, learned a lot, and made some meaningful connections too. But I guess every coin has two sides. Earlier, I used to care a lot about impressions. Like if I don’t post for 2 days, numbers drop from 70k to 10k 🫠 But now I’ve realized - I’m not chasing impressions anymore. I just want genuine and meaningful connections. And by meaningful connections, I don’t mean shifting every conversation to Instagram or WhatsApp. People often say, “Girls get growth easily on LinkedIn.” But honestly, very few people talk about what girls actually have to deal with behind that growth and deep down, we all know it. And no, growth doesn’t depend on gender. Good content, consistency, skills, and efforts matter the most. But yes, some people have made this platform uncomfortable enough that it becomes mentally exhausting sometimes. Harsh truth? Some people follow or connect thinking that one follow will get them someone’s Instagram ID or contact number 😒 Because at this point, almost every second connection starts with “Hello, glad to connect with you.” “Looking forward to stay in touch.” And then directly “May I have your WhatsApp number?”. Like bhai… why? LinkedIn and personal life are two completely different things. Connecting professionally does not mean someone owes you access to their private life. We all have studies, work, responsibilities, and things to manage outside social media too. Not everyone can sit the whole day replying to personal messages. At first, I thought online growth was easy and exciting. But now I understand how difficult and mentally draining it can actually become sometimes. So if you genuinely want to connect, connect for my thoughts, content, and conversations - not for my contact number or Instagram ID. And if that’s the only reason you followed me, then honestly, it would be more respectful to simply unfollow me 🤍