10. Delete those excess "friends."
Go ahead and edit out everyone on your list who: a) you haven't spoken to, and will probably never speak to, in the real world–unless he/she is a huge celebrity, b) makes you want to claw your eyes out with her bad grammar and irritatingly emo posts, or c) leaves manyak comments on your profile–unless that's your thing. You don't need all that clutter.

11. Delete your ex.
He's probably the main reason you log on every 15 minutes–of course you know it's not polite, but you have to find out where he spent last night. Move on. No, you don't need to know what kind of sandwich he had for lunch (smoked salmon and cream cheese), or what he did during the long weekend (bought a new gym bag, visited his mom, went drinking with college buddies). No, you don't need to see if you're hotter than his new girlfriend, because really, does it even matter anymore? (Actually, yes, it does, what with bragging rights and all…but that's not the point.) No, you don't want his face showing up on your news feed. And no, you don't really want to be another psycho-bitch-cyber-stalker. The world already has too many of those.

12. Lastly, close that tab where you're logged in to Facebook right now. Yes, you.
It's okay if you have to post a link to this article on your profile first, though.

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