Rnz iconRnzSep 4, 2026

Our obsession with ‘maxxing’ could actually be stressing us out

The "maxxing" trend encapsulates our increasingly intense optimisation culture, but it could actually be having the opposite affect.

Our obsession with ‘maxxing’ could actually be stressing us out

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