Kinda chic to… obsessively make meaning out of the mundane. It seems like every internet trend asks us to do the same thing: take something mundane and try to squeeze as much out of it as possible. Outlandish content is sure to get some eyeballs, but the bread and butter of online content is much …
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Nobody Is Actually Doing a ‘Morning Shed,’ Hyper-Optimized Beauty Routines Are Just the Latest Form of Engagement Bait
In morning routine videos across the internet, young women awake looking like hostage victims. Their mouths are taped shut, their jaws are wrapped in bandage-like tape, and their hair is tangled up in a mess of rollers. These «morning shed routines,» a type of hyper-optimized beauty regimen, crop up everywhere. Some screenshots have even made …
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‘Create a routine for before exercise’: Time-saving life hacks from titans of optimization
I’m all about optimization and efficiency. If there’s something to be done, I want it done in the quickest and most effective manner possible. When it comes to washing my hair, I have an exact routine, down to the hand motions. It feels like a choreographed dance and it gets the job done every time. …
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