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Optimization Trap

When trying to improve everything actually makes life worse. The endless tweaking, tracking, and hacking that leaves you more stressed than before. Productivity apps, fitness gadgets, even parenting advice—sometimes “optimizing” just optimizes the anxiety.
I bought five different apps to manage my schedule, and now I don’t have time to do anything. Classic optimization trap.
by GuyWhoWritesDefinitions September 4, 2025
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radical optimism

Dua Lipa’s 3rd studio album, including the hits Training Season and Houdini. Produced by Kevin Parker aka Tame Impala, the album is composed of psychedelic pop and electro-pop, bringing a newer sound to Dua Lipa’s catalog. The album has an almost euro-summer vibe to it that is perfect to listen to by the pool. Best pop album of 2024!!!!
Have you listened to radical optimism yet? My favorite song is These Walls.
by Lanadelrey2012 August 7, 2024
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Optimal Training

Training in an oddly unique manner, making unnecessary adjustments to exercises by means of adding non useful accessories
Yo bro that’s not optimal training *proceeds to attach 50 D handles to the bar*
by Bartholemew III September 7, 2022
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Optimized

A process of remotely controlling the appliances , HVAC system, plugs and lights with a virtual reality system in your home. It is localized to the Modesto CA area.
Your house is now optimized
by Paramedic 8558 March 30, 2025
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Optimizely

When two practitioners discuss at a conference, typically Opticon, about Optimizely nee:testing/experimentation on their digital products
"Did you Optimizely that?"
by optimize(ly) August 30, 2019
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Cautious optimism

Theres no such thing as cautious optimism. Cautious optimism is cynicism. Thinking the sky is going to fall and trying to look forward to the little bit of good left in things before it does is cynicism. Really, having a bucket list is cynicism, since even though it becomes more likely that you'll die soon when you get older, once the mystery isnt there you're not really living anyway, you're just trying to live the rest of your days as an adrenaline junkie before the crash at the end, to go out with a bang, that's cynicism. Most thoughts disguised as positive are really cynical by nature.
Fuck positive thoughts and people, they think the end is a crash and it becomes one for everybody else too. There is no cautious optimism.
by Solid Mantis May 1, 2020
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Pareto optimal

A sophisticated way to say, "Life is not always fair"
Person A: How come Hillary Clinton didn't win the 2008 primaries?

Person B: Well...life in many ways is Pareto optimal. Besides I heard from someone that her campaign slogan was, "Anarchy is my policy for men."
by paisleynotes November 2, 2009
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