How to become a digital minimalist

What is digital minimalism?

Digital clutter is anything that lives on a digital device and digital minimalism is the practice of decluttering an online space to take a more simplistic approach to life.

We spend our days online more and more each day, so it’s important to keep that space as simple and clutter-free as possible. Because digital clutter can provide a large distraction that can really hinder your productivity and happiness.

So, in this post I’m going to share some simple steps to start decluttering your phone and computer and becoming a digital minimalist:

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Tips for Digital Minimalism:

Your Computer

• Emails

Step one: go through and purge irrelevant emails. Anything outdated or that you know you will never need then delete.

Step two: unsubscribe from newsletters you don’t read. Only follow the newsletters from bloggers or companies you’re truly passionate about.

Step 3: organize messages into folders (and subfolders) to organize the emails you do need to keep.

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• Files / Document Storage

Step 1: Eliminate documents you no longer use or need.

Step 2: Organize documents into folders.

Step 3: Organize programs for cloud storage like Dropbox or Google Drive.

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• Photos

Step 1:  Keep only the best. Delete any duplicated photos, that you don’t want or need, or screenshots that are now irrelevant.

Step 2: Organize into folders so you can easily find them. This can save you a lot of time in the long run.

Step 3: Back up your memories. Back up your photos to online cloud storage or hard drive so that you don’t have to worry about losing them.

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Your Phone

• Apps

Step 1: Delete apps you don’t use regularly so that you can optimize your folders and home screen.

Step 2: Reorganize your apps in folders.

Step 3: Turn off unnecessary notifications

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• Social Media

Step 1: Delete accounts you don’t use anymore.

Step 2: Clean out your follower’s list on every platform. Unfollow accounts you don’t enjoy anymore.

Step 3: Unsubscribe from groups or pages that you don’t use.

Step 4: Turn off unnecessary notifications.

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• Home screen

Step 1: Create a minimal home screen by placing your most-used apps.

Step 2: Select a meaningful wallpaper.

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• Notes

Remove any notes that are irrelevant or unnecessary.

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Here you have some simple tips to bring digital minimalism into your digital life! Hope you liked this post! See you in the next week 😊