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In an attempt to catapult 2016 into being the best of the best, I've decided to share my insight with you all about what your daily exposure should encompass. While social media is indeed created for users to be social, it also holds a magnificent ability to show you wonders and images and info that would be otherwise unseen without following certain accounts. However, at times it's hard to make the distinction between useless users and accounts that are worth your time. So, I've compiled a short list of Instagrammers, Tweeters, and Facebook pages you'll be happy made it onto your feed.

Hopefully you already have your news sources and your political pages and your celebs that you like to follow; you won't find those on this list. Rather, I've mainly included accounts that are interesting and will brighten your timeline/newsfeed/whatever.

ON INSTAGRAM

1. @natgeo.photography

National Geographic's photography account features "the best pictures from National Geographic." It does this by collecting an array of photo submissions and giving us the best ones, making it my favorite Nat Geo account.

Other Instagram accounts by National Geographic include @natgeo, @natgeotravel, @natgeowild, @natgeoadventure, and @natgeochannel.

2. @sandiegozoo

The San Diego Zoo's Instagram captures highlights from the world's best zoo, including its adorable panda cub. If you'd rather see more elephants and tigers and rhinos, the zoo's sister facility, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, also offers a well-run IG account: @sdzsafaripark.

3. @paulnicklen

Paul Nicklen, a Canadian photographer and marine biologist, "has been documenting both the beauty and the plight of our planet’s polar regions and our world’s oceans for over twenty years." He offers images of gorgeous views and creatures from wherever his assignments take him.

4. @usinterior

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Instagram displays photos of "America's great outdoors," including lots of amazing photos of national parks. While the National Park Service has its own account, I believe the U.S. Interior's photos offer greater sights and scenes of the vast array of parks.

Many individual national parks have their own Instagrams that are worth checking out: @yellowstonenps, @glaciernps, @zionnps, @yosemitenps, etc.

5. @stianmklo

Photographer Stian Klo captures unbelievable Norwegian landscape photos and shares them with his followers. His everyday landscape shots are transformed into beautiful masterpieces by the Norwegian sky's aurora.

6. @sneakersthecorgi

Because a little corgi cuteness never fails to brighten any day!

ON TWITTER

7. @BuzzFeed

Never again will you miss the latest Buzzfeed quiz or this week's "Whine About It" segment! You will now be up to date on everything happening at all times!

8. @KyloR3n

"Emo Kylo Ren" is a Star Wars lover's dream. After The Force Awakens premiered, many parody Twitter accounts of new characters popped up. After a Tech Insider article was shared with me featuring Kylo Ren's parody, I checked it out. My Twitter feed hasn't been the same since.

Other Star Wars parody accounts worth taking a look at: @BadFatherHan and @VeryLonelyLuke.

9. @jwoodham

Jamie Woodham claims that he is a "Writer. Comedian. Human Bean." We'll see about that last part.

ON FACEBOOK

10. Dogspotting

Dogspotting is a private Facebook group, meaning you have to ask to be added or know someone who will add you to this group. Don't let that stop you from joining, though, because the results are very rewarding! Cute pups that have been randomly spotted by group members will start appearing on your timeline. The dogs can't already be known by the poster, and there is actually an extensive list of Dogspotting rules that you must adhere to when spotting a dog. Nevertheless, the posts are plentiful and delightful!

11. Tasty

These quick, efficient cooking videos have become all the rage on Facebook recently. As over-shared as they are, I thoroughly enjoy watching Tasty's recipes and gathering cooking inspiration along the way. The videos are calming to watch, and most of the recipes are actually very doable.

If you guys have any good social media accounts you think I should be following (please no Kardashians), please share them with me! Happy 2016!

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7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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