1. Get a Google Pixel phone, so you can install GrapheneOS . I recommend Google Pixel 6a. Very cheap and very good.
    • Get rid of all the apps you don’t need
  2. Sync your data with SyncThing
  3. Create your own NextCloud server
  4. Use VimWiki / Obsidian + vim/ neovim to take notes in markdown , and take full ownership over your own data
  5. Use Linux on your personal computer(s)
  6. Use pass to store your accounts/passwords
  7. Don’t let proprietary software take your money and own YOUR data
  8. Never look back