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Wellness
fromBustle
3 days ago

In A World Of "Maxxing," Free Yourself From "All Or Nothing" Mentality

The pressure to optimize every aspect of life can be overwhelming and counterproductive.
Wellness
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Sophie White: From food shopping to taxes, make even the most boring of tasks more fun by getting yourself a BBNAF

Having a companion for mundane tasks provides significant value during middle age, while 'maxxing' terminology describes optimizing various life practices, though these concepts are not genuinely novel.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
4 months ago

The Ubermensch of Excellence? In Defense of Ordinariness

Society enforces a pervasive cult of 'excellence' that marginalizes ordinariness and pressures individuals from childhood to constantly compete, perform, and self-optimize.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

When Self-Optimization Fails

True wellness is not absence of struggle but skillful movement through it using psychological flexibility and reframed standards beyond self-optimization.
Women
fromwww.dw.com
7 months 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
7 months 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
7 months 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
7 months 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,
Digital life
Mental health
fromSubstack
9 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
9 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
11 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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