Have You Heard of 'Friction-Maxxing?'
Mar 20, 2026•11 min•Ep. 2164
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Episode description
Kathryn Jezer-Morton, author of The Cut's Brooding newsletter, talks about her plan to "friction-maxx" this year in life and in parenting—that is, to build tolerance for "inconvenience" despite tech companies' attempts to make our lives smooth and frictionless.
Photo: match, meet matchbox. Credit: Yann Segalen via Wikipedia Commons.
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