You can master Pinterest

Visually arresting: No matter what you decide to pin, make sure you use the highest-quality photos you can possibly get your hands on.

When someone asks me to explain Pinterest, I could give them a ­generic ­definition and tell them it’s a way of ­creating and sharing visual bookmarks, or pins, in collections called boards.

But that doesn’t make me excited to join. So I like to describe it as a photo-driven social media platform of visually stunning wish lists — that ooey-gooey chocolate chip cookie you’ve always wanted to bake, that lacy wedding dress you are determined to wear and that sun-drenched vacation ­paradise ­perfect for a dream honeymoon.