Don't believe everything

Advertisers pay many websites based on how many page views they receive. The site owner's business plan is to get as many people clicking onto and within their website to earn more income. They don't care if they are providing value.

To use the Internet effectively, focus on websit...

Take time away from the Internet and do more things that make you forget to check your phone.

Anne Lamott puts it this way, “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”

The information never ends.

To use social media effectively, realise that you can never catch up with all of it. Instead, partake in the conversation, then leave.

The Internet has become a platform for comparison. We can compare our homes' size, the model of our car, the vacations, even the food we eat.

When you see somebody living a picture-perfect life, remind yourself that nobody is living a perfect life. We use ...

Talk with your friends, sure, but if you want to increase your enjoyment of the Internet and life in general, steer clear of debating politics with strangers.

It's far too easy to make negative assumptions about a stranger's character or motivation.

Information is great and mostly positive, but it still has its limitations.

It can be helpful to research a possible disease you're waiting to hear back from your doctor. But knowing more may not make you feel better about it. It can make you feel worse.

It is crucial to remain true to yourself and be the same person you're online and offline.

If you lie about yourself on social media, you lied about yourself. A lie online is still a lie. Don't be someone you're not.

A great aspect of the Internet is that you can find any information 24/7. That also makes it the most dangerous.

Just because you can know what your ex-girlfriend is up to these days, who starred in that movie, what the weather is like in Barcelona, doesn't mean you need i...

Even if you disagree with it, not every negative statement about your diet, industry, religion, lifestyle, or political party is a personal attack on you.

Generally, it is more productive to let it go and move on with your life.

The Internet can be a powerful tool for good or a terrible waste of time. The difference is if you are using it to create instead of consuming.

Watching endless videos on YouTube is consuming. Instead, write a blog...