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title: "The Version of You a Stranger Can Find"
description: "Search your own name the way an admissions tutor or an employer would, and read what the first page implies about you. Then decide what stays public on purpose rather than by accident."
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# The Version of You a Stranger Can Find

Search your own name the way an admissions tutor or an employer would, and read what the first page implies about you. Then decide what stays public on purpose rather than by accident.

Subject: Personal & Social Development · Area: Responsible Decision-Making · Ages 15 to 16
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/the-version-of-you-a-stranger-can-find-mt_VImLKlfgy4

## Ready when they can

- Search their own name and list what a stranger could conclude from the first page of results
- Explain why a deleted post is not gone (screenshots, caches, other people's copies)
- Set one thing to private and publish one thing on purpose, and give the reason for each

## Lesson: The you a stranger can find

Search your own name the way an admissions tutor or an employer would. List what the first page implies about you, since that page introduces you before you speak.

**Example.** A deleted post is not gone: screenshots, caches and other people's copies keep it alive. Post as if deletion never works, because it barely does.

Then choose on purpose. Set one thing to private and publish one thing you are proud of, with a reason for each. Public by choice beats public by accident.

**Tip.** Repeat the search every few months. New posts, tags and photos pile up quietly, and each round catches what drifted public.

**Recap.** Read your first page like a stranger, assume deletion fails, and keep things public on purpose.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [What a Feed Is Optimised For](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/what-a-feed-is-optimised-for-mt_kzhPakduam)
- [Identity and Belonging in Adolescence](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/identity-and-belonging-in-adolescence-mt_p-8Hlf6_9k)