11 Better Ways to Spend 11 Minutes than Scrolling on LinkedIn
It’s 3:47 pm on a Thursday.
You’ve finished your major tasks of the day and need a break from Excel.
So, you log into LinkedIn.
The first post that pops up is your younger sister’s friend gushing about her new internship. It sounds more like she signed a rookie contract with the NFL than with a mediocre MedTech sales company.
Scrolling.
Your college roommate, Jessica, a payroll specialist, is “Celebrating 4 years at Hooters.”
Scrolling.
A CEO of a recruiting company in New Jersey posts about how the pandemic has “Changed his perspective on working-from-home.” Of course, the post went viral.
Scrolling.
Some random guy is “Excited to announce I’ve accepted a new position at my dream company - Best Buy.”
Scrolling.
You mindlessly send connections to a few people and log off.
It’s 3:58 pm.
You just wasted 11 minutes. But don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Lots of people waste time on LinkedIn, 11 minutes to be exact.
So, here are 11 better ways to spend 11 minutes than scrolling on LinkedIn.
Do your job.
Cry in the bathroom (because of your job).
Read the emails in your junk folder.
Visit HowtoWasteYourTime.com
Play Chrome’s Dinosaur T-Rex game.
Have sex (okay, yeah, that’s probably only 11 seconds).
Talk to a telemarketer.
Sleep in for an extra 11 minutes.
Hex Reid Hoffman.
Do, literally, anything else.
Sure, maybe it’s better to spend time scrolling on LinkedIn than sifting through political landmines on Facebook, liking thirst traps on Instagram, or auditioning your stand-up routine jokes on Twitter.
But maybe it’s not.
LinkedIn is not just a cesspool of humble brags, hustle culture, and cliches. It is also a boulevard of broken dreams. What am I even passionate about anymore? Who the hell knows, I’ve used up all my passion updating my LinkedIn. After all, no child ever said, “When I grow up I want to be an effective and efficient management professional.”
Most importantly, WWJD? It probably wouldn’t be scrolling on LinkedIn, endorsing people for “Time Management.”