Moving to Sweden - Feedback/Advices for Decluttering
I am lucky to get a new position which leds me move from Germany to Sweden in June. I have a small family and my wife and child will also join some months later.
I was always thinking about more digital minimalism (especially as my role as a father) for my personal health and for a better connection/more valuable moments with my family. when moving to another country I also want to discover the city and countryside and not step in my typical comfort zone of going home after work, doomscrolling in public and playing PC all night long. In particular I am trying to cut down my smartphone usage.
In a digital country like Sweden this seems difficult, as almost everything works better in the digital way....I also need a phone to make a video call home, discover new areas, use the public transport etc
My actual plan looks something like this:
- retro handheld and books for my 45min commute in the public transport
- deleted social media accounts (only reddit and YT remaining)
- deleted all disturbing apps (can't delete YT on my pixel which eats a lot of time)
- maybe a walkman/mp3 player and a camera as a substitute for my phone (but I don't know which models are quite cheap and also good)
I thought about using a prepaid phone as a minimal Alternative but this is particularly bad when I want to call my family. I
Do you have any suggestions or similar situations where you have to rely on your smartphone to live in a country and contact your family but also want to decrease your overall screen time?