While everyone’s ‘maxxing’ everything, I’m reviving the lost art of laziness
The article discusses the importance of embracing laziness in a world obsessed with optimization. It argues that the negative connotations associated with laziness should be reconsidered, as indulging in leisure can be beneficial. The author encourages readers to enjoy simple pleasures without the pressure of productivity.
- ▪The author reflects on a period of illness that forced her to slow down and appreciate doing nothing.
- ▪Laziness is often viewed negatively, but the article suggests it can be a source of joy and relaxation.
- ▪The concept of 'maxxing' has led to an obsession with optimizing every aspect of life, detracting from the enjoyment of leisure.
Sydney Morning Herald publishes from Australia and files mainly under world. We currently carry 3,705 of its stories.
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Record
| Original publisher | The Sydney Morning Herald |
| Canonical URL | https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/while-everyone-s-maxxing-everything-i-m-reviving-the-lost-art-of-laziness-20260518-p5zyii.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed |
| Publication time | Sat, 23 May 2026 05:30:00 +1000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-22T19:37:02.753Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-22T19:37:02.753Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | kkhNpUUVpQSl |
| Cluster logic | Grouped by semantic title/content similarity across sources within a rolling window. Same-publisher template collisions are excluded from coverage comparison. |
| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
Rights status (four layers)
WeSearch handling by dimension
| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
Basis: Derived from the published RSS/Atom feed. Contact: [email protected]. Reviewed: 2026-07-24.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Sydney Morning Herald.