Switching away from gmail was something I put off for years for the same reason as you but was ultimately painless and easy. Start off by forwarding your gmail

Switching away from gmail was something I put off for years for the same reason as you but was ultimately painless and easy. Start off by forwarding your gmail to your new address and moving incrementally. Start by only replying from your new email and only giving out your new email. Then start switching automated emails (newsletters, mailing lists etc) over as you receive a forwarded email. I still have a google account but I don’t use it. Haven’t logged into google docs and such in years and while I still get the occasional gmail mail forwarded it’s typically spam (usually people who got my gmail address mistaken for mine).