Category: Technology

General, Mindfulness, Technology

The Social Media Detox That Changed Everything

Corie Muldoon
The Social Media Detox That Changed Everything

The simplest way to improve your social media experience? Start removing instead of adding.

I just deleted over 2,000 Instagram followers and unfollowed 500+ accounts. Next up: Facebook friends

Here’s what I’m keeping:

  • People I genuinely know and like
  • Accounts that inspire without overwhelming
  • Connections that feel reciprocal and real

What I’m removing:

  • Random followers from years ago
  • Accounts that drain my energy
  • Anyone who fails the feel-good test

This isn’t about being exclusive or mean, it’s about being intentional. Quality connections over vanity metrics. Real relationships over random follows.

The result? I already feel lighter. My feed shows people I actually care about. My mental space feels cleaner. Instead of scrolling past hundreds of strangers, I’m seeing updates from friends and family who matter.

Social media should enhance your real relationships, not replace them with shallow connections to people you barely know or like. It’s a hard truth. Control what you can. And part of that is filtering what content you’re consuming.

Try this today:

Look at your feeds. Do you genuinely care about the people you’re seeing? If not, give unfollow.

Ready for your own digital detox?! Take it one platform at a time. 10 minute intervals going through your friends list. Instagram let’s you remove followers too if someone is following you that you don’t want.

Slow and steady progress. Peaceful warrior type shit.

Lifestyle, Technology

5 Ways to Use Your Fitness Tracker Data (Without Getting Obsessed)

Corie Muldoon

Your Oura Ring is lighting up. Your Apple Watch is buzzing. Your sleep score is “okay” but not great. Now what?

Wearable tech is everywhere in 2026, but here’s the truth: more data doesn’t always mean better health. Here’s how to use your tracker wisely:

1. Pick One Metric That Matters

Don’t try to optimize everything at once. Choose sleep quality, steps, or heart rate variability. Master one before adding another.

2. Look for Patterns, Not Perfection

One bad sleep score doesn’t mean failure. Track trends over weeks, not days. Your body doesn’t operate on a 24-hour pass/fail system.

3. Use Data as a Conversation Starter

Notice your HRV drops every Wednesday? Ask yourself what’s different. Data should spark curiosity, not anxiety.

4. Take Weekly Tech Breaks

Go one day a week without checking your stats. Trust how your body feels. This keeps you connected to internal signals, not just external numbers.

5. Your Tracker Doesn’t Know Everything

It can’t measure joy, connection, or purpose. Sometimes the best workout is the one that makes you smile, even if your heart rate never peaked.

A Personal Note:

Joey recently got a Coros fitness watch and is loving it – especially to track his heart rate, but what surprised us was the sleep data. He noticed some nights were fair, good, or great. So we naturally asked why?

We figured out alcohol and stress were the main contributors. So we dialed in on some lifestyle improvements like drinking only for special occasions (birthdays, holidays). And making sure we’re doing some deep breathing, meditation, or quiet time before bed – especially after a stressful shift.

Although I didn’t get a watch myself (yet), the ah-has so far have really made a positive impact on our lives.

Lifestyle, Productivity, Technology

Capture Your Aha Moments: The Dual Notebook System

Corie Muldoon

Your best insights are worthless if you forget them by Tuesday.

Keep a paper AND digital notebook, and watch how quickly your life improves.

As a student of life, I’ve learned that brilliant ideas and necessary fixes hit at random moments. The dual notebook system ensures nothing gets lost.

Your Simple Setup:

  • Paper notebook: Keep one everywhere—bedside, gym bag, kitchen counter. Perfect for quick captures when inspiration strikes. Even a scrape of paper counts
  • Digital notes app: Use your phone’s notes app or Google Keep to get more organized, with searchable pinning options it’s easy to review ideas
  • Weekly reflection sheet: Every Sunday, review both notebooks and transfer action items to your written plans and calendar

Why This Works: Paper captures the raw moment without tech friction. Digital organizes and makes it searchable. The weekly review transforms scattered thoughts into actual change.

You’ll stop repeating the same mistakes. You’ll actually implement that workout tweak or nutrition adjustment you thought of mid-run. You become someone who learns and evolves, quickly.

Try this today: Buy a small notebook you love and write down one thing you’ve been meaning to fix about your routine.

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