@Owl @bajax @Goalkeeper @matty

To give you a very generic answer to a very subjective topic.

Install Linux Mint in a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation to name a few) and try to set it up in a way you would like using it as a "daily driver" and play (not games) with it for a while. Or write the live image to a USB stick and boot your computer from it, zero changes you make will persist reboots, but that's how I started.