I’ve been deep diving into the topic of digital minimalism. For me, it has been the re-acquaintance with technology in a healthier more structured way.

This feeling started when I switched to Linux. Having total control of my computer and it just doing what I want felt nostalgic. I never realize how much Windows fought tooth and nail against the user to protect itself.

The total control of my PC led me to consider my interaction with social media so I switched to following RSS feeds of websites I wanted to see.

I realized through some sort of withdrawal reaction my phone became a bigger distraction for me. Short form content is like crack for me.

Instagram reels were my worst. I deleted the app altogether only to find myself on X’s version of shorts. Hell I even started watching them on Facebook.

Switching my phone to Linux is something I considered, but I have enough problems still on my desktop I don’t want to risk it. So for the moment I installed a minimalist open source launcher OLauncher.

So far all these changes have felt great and I’ve had the feeling of more control and purpose of my time. I’m continuing this trend with a revamp of my entire file system to the PARA method developed by Tiago Forte.

All of this is really to say what I’ve been up to last few weeks.