The Algorithm Is Running Your Life (Unless You Stop It)

0:03Darin Olien:Welcome to Super Life with me, Darin Olien, a podcast where we explore, discover, and share solutions that promote a healthier life and a better world. Together, we'll ignite possibilities, inspire change, and build sovereignty, creating a roadmap towards a super life for you and for all. Get ready to start living your super life.

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3:12Darin Olien:Today, we're talking about the most expensive piece of real estate on the planet. No, it's not Malibu. It's not Tokyo. It's the three pounds of matter between your ears. Your attention is being fracked. Right now, as we speak, billions upon billions of dollars are being poured into the algorithms designed to find the shame button, the fear button, and the comparison button in your brain just to keep you scrolling for three or more seconds on and on and on, vanishing your time. We talk about fatal conveniences like the toxic chemicals in the water, the PFAS in your clothing, but what about the toxic digital environment we are absolutely living in right now?

4:04Darin Olien:This, potentially, is one of the ultimate fatal conveniences. It's convenient to have the world in your pocket, but the cost is your peace, your presence, and your power, your sovereign power. Today, we're going to break the loop. We're going to build your own algorithm. Let's do it right now. So, let's look at the news just in the last 24 to 48 hours. This isn't just me feeling like we're distracted. The data is screaming at us. The economic survey of 2026 just flagged digital addiction as a global public health crisis. That's right, it's named. We are seeing countries like Australia and France moving towards total bans for kids because of this growing issue.

5:01Darin Olien:These apps are causing real-world biological harm. Loss of sleep, rising cortisol and stress, and a potential total collapse of your concentration. There are over 2 ,000 lawsuits as of now active against big tech. Internal documents are surfacing showing that researchers knew these platforms were biological and psychological hooks. They called themselves pushers. That's right. They actually called themselves pushers. Think about it. The convenience of staying connected has been absolutely prophetized, weaponized, into a dopamine delivery system that is literally shortening our lives and our children by keeping us in a constant state of low-grade stress.

5:58Darin Olien:When you are distracted, you aren't choosing your life. Let me say that again. When you are scrolling and distracted, you are not choosing your life. The algorithm is choosing it for you. But that stops today. I looked into and tried to equate this to how we used to live in the modern world. So we already know this, but we are being hijacked. So how do we break out? We don't look forward to more tech. We look back to wisdom. that's been here for thousands of years. I've spent a lot of time in indigenous cultures all over the world, and they have a different algorithm for life, certainly if they're not buying into the Western idea.

6:44Darin Olien:Take the Anasheabe people and their medicine wheel. Their algorithm doesn't care about likes or engagement. It solves for balance. Are you feeding the mental, the physical, the emotional, and the spiritual side of yourself? If you're just strolling, you're only stimulating a tiny, stressed-out part of the mental, and the rest of your soul is absolutely starving. And then there's the Doddry people. This comes from the Aboriginal people of Australia. It means deep listening. It's the practice of being totally still and aware. Guess what? No phone, no podcast, no, not even this one, just you and the land.

7:26Darin Olien:Indigenous wisdom teaches us reciprocity. The modern tech is extractive. It takes from us. A super life is reciprocal. It gives. For every hour you give to the digital world, you owe yourself at least 20 minutes of dadgery. The earth, the sun, the wind, the stillness, the wind on your face, the earth under your feet. That's what we need to do. Get in the dirt. all the time you're spending scrolling, give yourself a break and put yourself back into the movement and to the stillness of her nature. Before we continue the pod, I want to share something. I've tried so many supplements. I've been in the space for 25 years.

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9:51Darin Olien:This isn't about health. It's about living in harmony with your greatest and highest potential. So here's how we play. We aren't just going to try to use our phones less. Willpower doesn't work. It's a lie in the face of a billion-dollar AI industry. We need a better system. We need a super life algorithm. We need to create intentional friction. The apps, all they want, they're colorful. They want us to click on them. And they want us to scroll and get notified and all of this stuff. It makes it hard. Move your social apps off your home screen. Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X, all of that. Move it off of your home screen so it's not sitting in front of your face.

10:41Darin Olien:And then take off every notification that isn't of someone you love. Use deep work blocks. Research shows it takes 23 minutes to get your focus back After you've heard a ping or you scrolled something, protect that 23 minutes. Imagine 23 minutes is being taken every time. A notification, a button, a scroll, all of that. It takes life from you. That's the truth. That's what the science shows. Solve for the psychological richness. A new study out of the University of Florida says a fulfilling life isn't just about happy per se. It's about richness. That means variety, perspective-changing experiences.

11:32Darin Olien:The digital algorithm wants to show you more of what you already know. Your algorithm should seek out the unknown. This is your algorithm, remember. This is your life. Read a book that challenges you. Talk to a stranger. Talk to a loved one. Go to a part of town you've never gone through. Hell, instead of walking on that trail without tripping, maybe walk backwards. Maybe do a side shuffle. Switch it up. Get input from nature. That's the algorithm. Spoiler alert, the best algorithm is following nature. Being informed by nature. Stop the infinite search trap. Here's the takeaway. way. This is simple.

12:17Darin Olien:Freedom is your protection and it's also your ultimate superfood. Your homework. Audit your digital environment tonight. Do it right now. I challenge you. Delete one app that makes you feel less than, that gives you stress. Be aware of it and just delete that one. Certainly move it. Get it off your home screen. We've been told a lie that easy and fast equals good. It's not true. But the best things in life, the deep conversations, the hard climbs on the trail, the slow-cooked meals, and the dodgery from the aboriginal people, the stillness, the presence of nature, is in the woods, is in nature.

13:00Darin Olien:They aren't convenient, but they're absolutely essential. When you take back your attention that they're trying to steal from you and take from you, You take back your health on every level, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Take back your sovereignty. You stop being a user and start being a creator of your life. You're not missing anything if you don't scroll, I promise you. It is mostly junk. Stay curious, stay grounded, and love everything you're doing. Don't let algorithms steal your attention. Take back your life. Let's do this together as a community. Let's build joy. Let's build happiness.

13:48Darin Olien:Let's build fulfillment. Let's build a tribe that says, No, I'm not going to spend all this time on social media. I get it. Some of us business owners, we have stuff that we have to put out there, but use it as a tool. Don't go back and do endless scrolling. I want my time back to build a super life. I want to break these goddamn algorithms completely. Let's push back. Let's not let big tech and attention-grabbing corporations that are taking that time away from you and making money off of it. No, no more. Put the phone down. Go outside. Be in your life. Don't export it somewhere else. Stay connected, everyone, to each other.

14:34Darin Olien:because we always have the numbers. Let's build ourselves together and build our community for the life that we truly want. It's at the core of everything that I want to continue to create in the world. This is my path. This is our power. And let's get to it. Peace. I love you.