#self-optimization

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Women
fromwww.dw.com
14 hours ago

Kate, Furtado, Baerbock: Why trolling is sexist DW 09/12/2025

Women in the public eye face relentless appearance-based judgment and sexism across politics, music, and royalty.
Careers
fromFortune
1 day ago

The 'Great Lock-In' is more than a Gen Z TikTok trend-it's a rejection of millennials' 'soft life' and taking back power in this economy | Fortune

Gen Z embraces a focused "Great Lock-In" fall, intensifying self-optimization and hustle-like career prioritization amid economic precarity and a productivity-driven digital culture.
Wellness
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

The Great Lock-In' is here. Are you ready to commit ruthlessly to your fitness goals? | Emma Beddington

The TikTok 'lock in' trend demands intense, joyless self-optimization rituals called the Great Lock-In, pressuring performative fitness and rigid daily targets.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Ready to give up social media? Advice pollution' might just get you there | Emma Beddington

Take, for example, advice that will supposedly change your brain chemistry, courtesy of someone who is definitely not a neuroscientist. Or my nutrition rules, from a dewy, gen Alpha sylph who doesn't realise what they actually have is a teenager's metabolism. Or 45 things you need to understand about a place from someone who has spent 45 minutes there. Endless lists of the bleeding obvious: eat intuitively, embrace nature, exercise compassion, remain curious, be childlike, contact friends, put down your phone,
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Mental health
fromSubstack
2 months ago

why are we lying to young people about work?

Believing passion leads to effortless work undermines the significance of struggle and effort in achieving meaningful outcomes.
Wellness
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

The Rise of Self-Optimization in Business

Self-optimization is crucial for success in today's professional landscape.
Investing in personal growth improves leadership and productivity.
Wellness
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Our Idea of Happiness Has Gotten Shallow. Here's How to Deepen It.

Happiness is depicted as a philosophical and personal pursuit, contrasting the values of acquisition versus renunciation.
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