Originally posted by Megahurts:

Place down a bed and tag it to set it as spawn point.
Build a fire, keep it burning for that rested bonus.
Stay well fed with 3 different foods as much as possible.
Don't breathe the smoke.
Pick up anything and everything you see to unlock new recipes.
Work on your skills...it's all learn by doing so go 'do' as much as possible. You'll need those skills raised for taking on some the badder enemies.
Stay our of the forest until your feel you can take on those enemy types. Try cherry picking from the outskirts.
Keep the bees happy.