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What social media “rule” did you stop following because it just… stopped working?
Posted by on February 18, 2026 at 2:25 pmLately, I’ve been thinking about how much social media advice gets repeated like it’s a law.
And I don’t mean this in a “lol everyone’s wrong” way.
More like… a lot of us are trying really hard, following the rules, and still not seeing results. That’s frustrating.
So I’m curious.
What’s one “best practice” you used to follow, but you’ve quietly stopped doing because it wasn’t helping anymore?
Some common ones I hear all the time:
- “Post every single day, or you won’t grow”
- “Use a bunch of hashtags, and that’ll fix reach”
- “Be on every platform”
- “Everything has to look super polished”
- “Short captions only. People don’t read”
But in real life, it doesn’t always work like that.
So yeah. I’d love to hear what you’ve noticed.
What’s one social media “rule” you don’t really believe anymore, and what do you do instead?
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1 Reply
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The rule I don’t believe in anymore??
Just be consistent🤦🏽♂️
Consistency doesn’t fix weak content. It just scales it.
Most posts don’t fail because of geo location, hashtags, or timing.
They fail because there’s no sharp angle, no clear intent nd nothing memorable.Quality matters, but clarity and positioning matter more!
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