How do I create a digital will or leave instructions for my online presence?

A digital will is simpler than it sounds—it's just a document that says what you want to happen to your digital life. You can add it to your legal will, or keep it separate as an instruction letter. The key is that someone you trust knows where to find it. Start by listing what matters: your email accounts, social media, photos, documents, financial accounts, subscriptions, cryptocurrency, blogs, or creative work. For each, write down the username (not the password—that goes elsewhere), what platform it's on, and what you want done with it. Do you want it memorialized, deleted, transferred, or left alone? Then write a separate document with passwords, using a secure password manager. The emotional part matters too. Leave a letter explaining why certain things matter to you. Maybe your Instagram holds your art. Maybe your email has years of correspondence with someone you love. Your family might want to know this context. Some people use services like Everplans, GatheringUs, or even just a Google Doc with detailed instructions—shared with a trusted executor or family member. What I learned from Rabia's legacy is that intention carries forward. Your digital presence reflects what you valued, who you loved, what you created. Taking time now to honor that—to say what matters and why—is an act of love toward the people you're leaving behind.