08-12-2025, 11:28 PM
?️ Introduction — Cue Tech Babble and Existential Clarity
Okay. So picture this: you're sitting on literal terabytes of digital courses. Marketing, mindset, crypto (ugh), productivity hacks from some guy named Chuck with a whiteboard and a $20K Rolex in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit.. And yet… you’re still distracted. Still scattered. Still not executing.
Been there. Lived that. Hated it.
This post isn't some kumbaya detox from the internet moment. It's a tactical blueprint for stripping away digital noise—without buying another course on “how to focus.”
⚙️ Step 1: The Nerdy Cleanup — TreeSize to the Rescue
Like any good digital Hactivist, I started with data. TreeSize Free lets you scan your hard drive and rank everything—yes, EVERYTHING—by file size. Want to know how bloated your “Productivity Secrets Masterclass” folder is? TreeSize spills the Caf-Pow.
• ? Open TreeSize, scan your external/internal drive.
• ? Sort by file size, descending.
• ? Export the results to a PDF. Boom. Visibility unlocked.
Why size first? Because bloated courses often mean bloated ideas—lots of fluff, minimal execution.
? Step 2: Let the AI Be Ruthless (aka, Copy/Paste Into ChatGPT or Bing)
Once I had the PDF, I copied the course list into my favorite synthient—with this not-so-generic prompt:
Context: I have a huge collection of digital courses on various topics and need to downsize my collection. I have many courses taught by the same person and I have many different courses on similar topics. You’ll want to first educate yourself on how to spot fake reviews; especially incentivized reviews posted by affiliates. Then, offer an objective review for each of the following courses or course creators. Let me know which courses are very good, which have better alternatives and which I should delete immediately due to red flags on the course creator or get rich quick schemes:
What I got back? Pure gold. AI doesn’t care about sunk cost fallacy. It’s the friend who’ll tell you your favorite “10K in 10 Days” course is taught by a dude who got kicked off Reddit for scamming.
?️ Step 3: Locate and Obliterate Redundant Courses — VoidTools Everything
Now that I had a hit list? I used Everything by VoidTools.
• ? Search for course creators by name (e.g., “John Doe”).
• ? Delete duplicates, fluff, and shallow rebrands.
This is where we go full Marie Kondo. If it doesn’t spark implementation energy, it’s gone.
?♀️ Step 4: The Buddhist Layer — Because Behavior Change is Spiritual AF
Let’s talk impermanence. The Buddhist concept of anicca tells us everything is in flux. That course you hoarded back in 2017? Yeah… it was built for a world that no longer exists. You don’t cling to expired food. Why cling to expired information?
• ? Dependent Origination: Your obsession with buying more courses? It's conditioned. Influenced by FOMO, dopamine, affiliate hype.
• ? Mental Projection: Courses aren’t just data—they’re symbolic. You bought "How to Build Your Funnel Empire" because you believed it would finally make you unstoppable. Newsflash: only doing the work makes you unstoppable.
Deleting outdated or low-vibe courses isn't just tidying up—it’s rewriting your karmic script. You're removing digital seeds of distraction and planting clarity.
? Final Thoughts — Mic Drop Moment
I didn't pay a productivity guru $997. I used free tools, some Buddhist philosophy, and a solid dose of ruthless clarity to detox my digital course closet. The reward? Space. Peace. Momentum.
Now, back to my Gary Halbert Challenge. I’m writing better. Faster. Sharper. Because I’m not mentally tripping over the junk files of my time remnant.
? Reminder: Shiny Object Syndrome doesn’t go away until you decide you're enough without the next thing. And that decision? Priceless.
Okay. So picture this: you're sitting on literal terabytes of digital courses. Marketing, mindset, crypto (ugh), productivity hacks from some guy named Chuck with a whiteboard and a $20K Rolex in his mama's basement in suburban Detroit.. And yet… you’re still distracted. Still scattered. Still not executing.
Been there. Lived that. Hated it.
This post isn't some kumbaya detox from the internet moment. It's a tactical blueprint for stripping away digital noise—without buying another course on “how to focus.”
⚙️ Step 1: The Nerdy Cleanup — TreeSize to the Rescue
Like any good digital Hactivist, I started with data. TreeSize Free lets you scan your hard drive and rank everything—yes, EVERYTHING—by file size. Want to know how bloated your “Productivity Secrets Masterclass” folder is? TreeSize spills the Caf-Pow.
• ? Open TreeSize, scan your external/internal drive.
• ? Sort by file size, descending.
• ? Export the results to a PDF. Boom. Visibility unlocked.
Why size first? Because bloated courses often mean bloated ideas—lots of fluff, minimal execution.
? Step 2: Let the AI Be Ruthless (aka, Copy/Paste Into ChatGPT or Bing)
Once I had the PDF, I copied the course list into my favorite synthient—with this not-so-generic prompt:
Context: I have a huge collection of digital courses on various topics and need to downsize my collection. I have many courses taught by the same person and I have many different courses on similar topics. You’ll want to first educate yourself on how to spot fake reviews; especially incentivized reviews posted by affiliates. Then, offer an objective review for each of the following courses or course creators. Let me know which courses are very good, which have better alternatives and which I should delete immediately due to red flags on the course creator or get rich quick schemes:
What I got back? Pure gold. AI doesn’t care about sunk cost fallacy. It’s the friend who’ll tell you your favorite “10K in 10 Days” course is taught by a dude who got kicked off Reddit for scamming.
?️ Step 3: Locate and Obliterate Redundant Courses — VoidTools Everything
Now that I had a hit list? I used Everything by VoidTools.
• ? Search for course creators by name (e.g., “John Doe”).
• ? Delete duplicates, fluff, and shallow rebrands.
This is where we go full Marie Kondo. If it doesn’t spark implementation energy, it’s gone.
?♀️ Step 4: The Buddhist Layer — Because Behavior Change is Spiritual AF
Let’s talk impermanence. The Buddhist concept of anicca tells us everything is in flux. That course you hoarded back in 2017? Yeah… it was built for a world that no longer exists. You don’t cling to expired food. Why cling to expired information?
• ? Dependent Origination: Your obsession with buying more courses? It's conditioned. Influenced by FOMO, dopamine, affiliate hype.
• ? Mental Projection: Courses aren’t just data—they’re symbolic. You bought "How to Build Your Funnel Empire" because you believed it would finally make you unstoppable. Newsflash: only doing the work makes you unstoppable.
Deleting outdated or low-vibe courses isn't just tidying up—it’s rewriting your karmic script. You're removing digital seeds of distraction and planting clarity.
? Final Thoughts — Mic Drop Moment
I didn't pay a productivity guru $997. I used free tools, some Buddhist philosophy, and a solid dose of ruthless clarity to detox my digital course closet. The reward? Space. Peace. Momentum.
Now, back to my Gary Halbert Challenge. I’m writing better. Faster. Sharper. Because I’m not mentally tripping over the junk files of my time remnant.
? Reminder: Shiny Object Syndrome doesn’t go away until you decide you're enough without the next thing. And that decision? Priceless.