mattie [they/them]

I second this, https://cryptpad.fr/ is a good alternative to a lot of the google suite including forms. You can self host it somewhere too to ensure you know exactly where the data is going

When I was using my Sony Xperia, the headphone jack was pretty darn nice. I got some truthear hex IEMS and honestly the isolation was better than any NC headphones I’ve used, but I may just be lucky w the fit. <be> Bluetooth is cool, but so much e waste will become of true wireless, and even just most battery powered headphones because of the difficulty replacing battery. I know fairphone headphones have a replaceable battery which is neat. <be> IEMs are pretty cool. You can get cable replacements, Bluetooth adapters, and straight to USB cables too. Can recommend

Star Trek Elite Force. Weird combo for Star Trek to make a game in the Quake engine, but I love it

This is something I’ve been experimenting with myself, frankly I feel since moving away from mainstream social media I feel no where near as obligated to my phone, but there’s still definitely some aaaaa I have shackled to it. Here are some of my things that I feel have helped?

For desktop browsers (I use firefox):

• SocialFocus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/socialfocus/ is great. Basically blocks/hides all the dark patterns on websites as you choose I used to use instagram/facebook a lot and this disables so many of the distracting features. It works with a lot of sites now incl. reddit, really recommend
• UblockOrigin https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ gets rid of so many distracting things. Make sure you’ve turned on the filter list in the settings
• Disable search suggestions, maybe clear your history regularly too with something like https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/history-cleaner/

For mobile stuff (I use android, will somewhat only apply for that):

• All the previously mentioned extensions are available on Firefox for Android
• If you can, perhaps transition to a smaller phone. The smaller the screen, the less incentive there is to use it. I picked up a Pixel 2 for dirt cheap recently, popped LineageOS on it and it feels a lot less… loud?
• Disable as many notifications as possible, except crucial ones. The less incentive/need to look at your phone and get distracted, the better
• Something like a minimal launcher may help? https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.ottop.yamlauncher/
• Find devices other than your phone to use for things. Get a cheapo watch with a timer, a cheapo MP3 player, a gameboy if you have it lying around or something, physical books from your local library? Again, the less you have to actually open your phone, the better.