Question

what is the best way to reduce distortion without using a globe

Answer 1

it is impossible to flatten the earth without distorting it in some fashion consider an orange peel if you want to try and lay it flat you have to stretch it squash it and tear it likewise with the earth

Answer 2

Maps are the essential asset for the subject of Geography.

Maps are two dimensional representation of a territory , on a paper.

But our planet earth is three dimensional sphere in shape.So it is literally impossible to omit the distortion during mapping on a two dimensional surface.

The best way to reduce such distortion is keeping a scale value of every distance aspects on the spherical body before converting it into a two dimensional map.