I Broke Up With Late-Night True Crime—Maybe You Should Too

Last week I caught myself glued to another crime show at 10:43 p.m.

Victims, plot twists, creepy music—the works.

Then Myron Golden’s voice popped into my head:

“Your future depends on the voices you allow inside.”

I grabbed the remote, paused the show, and Steven Bartlett’s gentle question followed:

“Whose ideas are living in your mind rent-free?”

Right there on the couch, I saw my bad habit for what it was.

Those shows were feeding fear, not my future.

So I made a simple plan to clean up my mental diet.

Here’s what I’m doing—and what you can try tonight:

Filter, don’t delete.

I didn’t throw out the TV. I just stopped the auto-play on dark content.

Stay curious—but set a bar.

I swapped the crime shows for stories about people who built empires.

Write your own recipe.

Maybe you need to mute news alerts or certain friends online. You decide.

Spot the emotional bait.

If it pumps fear, outrage, or envy, hit pause and ask, “Is this helping me grow?”

Choose your mentors on purpose.

Give space to voices that teach, not just tease.

Guard your gate daily.

Your mind is prime real estate. Let the best tenants stay.

Make the call before someone else does.

If you don’t pick your input, the auto-play will—and it rarely shapes champions.

I’m still breaking old patterns, one night at a time.

If you’re ready to do the same—audit your feed, clear the junk, open room for growth—Let’s use a clean mind to build real wealth together.

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