Twitter, or rather X, is not all about petty spats; at least not all the time. Finding the right handles can populate your timeline with insights, information and good fun. Click on
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For many, social media is all too much. The drama, the validation, and the fights — it sounds like a typical day on Twitter, now X. But as we found out, there are X handles which are a steady source of good information, useful insights, and even emotional support. You just have to look for them. Get going and curate your timeline.
This and that
Did you know that the cover of the book Jaws was deemed obscene and banned in some places? Or why there are “dimples” in some chef’s knives? Mental Floss curates an eclectic range of facts and trivia that would come handy at your next pub quiz. The “Amazing Fact Generator” will give you nuggets of info that you didn’t know you wanted to know. Such as that “bloodcurdling” isn’t just an expression: Research shows that watching horror movies can increase a certain clotting protein in our bloodstreams. Mental Floss describes itself as “Home for ... untold stories from history, science, pop culture, and beyond.” We like.
GO TO: @mental_floss
Intuitive insights
We stumbled upon Karun Pal, who displays an understanding of the inner workings of neurodivergent minds that resonates hard. For example: “Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to you.” His posts about introverts had responses like: “I don’t know how you know this but this is me!”
Follow for nuggets of wisdom, new perspectives, and advice that feels like a helping hand rather than a sermon.
GO TO: @karunpal
The adman’s admin
@beastoftraal’s take on an innovative school health scheme
If you are interested in advertising, marketing, or just modern communication, Karthik Srinivasan has the goods. The communications strategy consultant posts takes on ad campaigns, hit-or-miss marketing, and sometimes plain bizarre campaigns that make you think — is your communication on the mark?
GO TO: @beastoftraal
Blooms and beauty
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This is not an Indian handle, but the daily posts of photographs featuring gorgeous flowers in their natural habitat (ie, not in a vase or a bouquet) invariably cheer us up. Be it a rose in full flush, or a field of wildflowers that call out to be saved as your phone’s wallpaper, this handle makes online life a little less bleak.
GO TO: @helen_brammeld
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