Kathryn Jezer-Morton recently wrote a viral article for The Cut saying that we should all try to make 2026 the year of “friction maxxing.” Here's why she's right.

An unprecedented, quiet rollout of lifestyle vulnerability is sweeping households from suburban cul‐de‐sacs to deep into school corridors. What was once dismissed as mere“comfort culture” has morphed ...

Whether you're energized by 'living life on hard mode' or recharged by simplicity and flow, your appetite for friction is a ...