First moves towards privacy as a tech noob - Where and how to start?

Hello everyone.

After recent world events, I decided I should really start looking after my digital privacy. But, to be honest, the task seems rather overwhelming. I am what I would call a general ignorant internet user. Everything connected over google account, meta social media accounts , no vpn, photos stored on google cloud, chat gpt user... I'm painfully aware that all of these are a privacy concern, but they are very convenient and switching everything up feels very difficult. Hell, even my phone Is set up around a Google account.

Any advice on how to start? I feel like I should just delete all social media, get a dumb phone with a new sim and go full oldschool tbh. But I have to admit, I'm not really ready to do that. I still need a way to tak to my friends and family, check work emails, stream music, look up public transport times, read the news and so on. So how can I go from full exposure to as much privacy as possible?