BY SANDRA GUY

It’s tempting to make our stay-at-home status an always-connected one. But the “Borg” (Star Trek’s collective hive-mind nemesis) mentality can take you down a rabbit hole of nervous email checking and obsessive social-media postings that could also put your privacy in jeopardy.

Now’s the time to build social-media healthy habits. So here are the experts’ top tips:

• Don’t start and end your day scrolling through your feed.

“Give yourself phone-free mornings if possible, and in the evenings, try to be screen-free for at least an hour before going to sleep,” says Lenka Silhanova, https://www.instagram.com/smforactors a social media mentor for actors and creative professionals.

“Don’t log in just to check what’s new because you’ll spend so much time just mindlessly scrolling,” she said.

• During the day, limit your exposure to social media and log in with purpose — to response to friends’ messages, to post something meaningful or to update your portfolio.
• Establish a strong reputation for providing valuable information. Remember, once you post something, it never really goes away.
• Beware privacy settings and giving away sensitive information. Keep your passwords strong, and avoid posting your birthdate, address or other sensitive data.
• Organize video calls if you’re craving human connection.
• Do a social-media cleanup. Unfollow or unfriend people who post abusive comments or who bring negativity into your life.
• Set-up automatic Nightshift mode at sunset, so that your eyes are not exposed to blue light.