Passing 8 million views amid LinkedIn’s spike-then-crash pattern

Today the views of my posts on LinkedIn broke 8 million in the last 365 days.

Thanks to all of the readers who read and especially those who comment on my blatherings here.

I’ve noticed the repeating trend of the LinkedIn algorithm to somehow restrict views of my posts by others shortly after there is a large spike in reader views.

This spike then crash pattern has been consistent with my viewer stats over the last couple years, which is weird, because I haven’t changed my writing style that much.

The LinkedIn algorithm which is automated, and it controls how many people get to see my posts in their personal feed, and I have zero control over this mysterious algorithm.

Although when my number of views in 1 day drops to almost zero – despite my writing new posts consistently on a daily basis for years here – then I know my WrongThink words have automatically tripped the LinkedIn throttling trigger, and my posts get restricted in other people’s feeds for a while.

This is a *consistent* pattern on my LinkedIn stats.

Since I’ve long been active in the LinkedIn “Creator” program, LinkedIn provides me with more feedback about reader stats for my posts than the feedback it provides for casual users here.

I do miss the older days of proper forums where readers can actively *choose* which threads they want to read. Where the most active threads stay at the top of the list, while less active threads drop off the bottom of the “front page” list of threads.

LinkedIn algorithms are maddeningly vague, and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.

Except to keep writing every day, to exercise my idea muscles.