Next month marks ten years since I left Twitter. I'm still proud of things I worked on, but I make an effort to avoid bringing it up unless absolutely relevant.

Talk too much about your past and you say, "I haven't done anything cool since then." People who make it their whole identity were usually just in the right place at the right time.

Letting go of the past may cost you social media clout, but it does wonders for your professional (and personal) growth.