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Friction-Maxxing Gets Hobbies Half Right

Friction-maxxing is the trend of 2026, and it gets hobbies half right. There are two kinds of friction: the kind inside a hobby that builds you, and the kind in front of it that only wastes the motivation you started with.

You Don’t Have to Be an Expert to Teach a Hobby

Everyone is going analog this year. Film cameras, granny hobbies, chess clubs. Most people still will not start, and the reason has nothing to do with information.