1) I have been on social media continuously since class 8 --> that was back in 2008.
I began with Orkut and I have tried everything from the usual suspects like Meta (FB), Twitter and Ig to Reddit, Snapchat, Twitch and recently Mastodon.
These are some observations I have made.
2) The man or woman who follows everyone and everything is not worth following.
Not everything/everybody is worth your time.
3) Don't expect/beg for followbacks
Its just very stupid.
Don't do it.
If you bring value to SM, you will get automatically get followers.
4) Don't be a people pleaser
Yes, you want to be nice and APPEAR nice, but you can't please everyone --> you are not money.
5) Controversy will find you.
You have to make controversy your friend.
This is like fighting fire with oil --> the harder you try, the more it burns.
Let it die a natural death.
6) Conversely, use controversy to broaden your reach if you are into that.
Many celebrities have built careers on controversy.
I am not going into the details of this.
7) If you are public figure with a large following, you have a duty to be truthful on SM and not propagate bullshit.
This is the most flagrantly violated rule on SM.
But please remember, this is important.
8) SM is a double edged sword.
I have used this for academic purposes right from Class 12 and I will continue to do so far into the future.
If you are just into shitposting, you are missing out on a lot of good stuff.
9) SM is a global phenomenon today.
I has grown into behemoth over the past 14 years.
Nobody is untouched by SM --> so you will just have to learn how to manage this.
This is especially important for older people.
10) When all is said and done, SM is a very close approximation of, but not, real life.
Don't forget to give time to your family and loved ones.
They will be there for you when you are in a crisis and your following 'evaporates'.
1) The simplest thing that you can do to improve your/your family's health?
Use Google Tasks or a similar service to schedule periodic health checkups like blood pressure/weight check or blood sugar testing (if you don't do SMBG).
2) All habits require a cue.
These regular reminders will be the cue --> without a proper timely cue --> you don't have a concrete plan --> you don't have a plan --> you don't check --> you don't check --> you don't assess your health.
3) You don't assess your health and you pay the price.
The beginning of any good habit/ practice is to schedule a cue.
The cue ensures a habit of continual assessment.
Remember --> if you don't measure something, you can't improve it.
The first word which @arshiet got partially correct is DHANUSHTANKAR ie ophisthotonus --> dhanu means bow and it refers to the person spasming into the shape of a bow.
The disease is tetanus as everybody has said!
Wear shoes and avoid pricks!
@arshiet This is the history of the Bata Corporation!