TikTok trends are unpredictable. Sometimes they are toxic or a sign of a deeper issue; other times, they are just fun. The newest trend taking over your teen's For You Page falls in the latter ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine a new and very hot trend that I ...

Perhaps you’ve heard of looksmaxxing, the online trend in which young men strive to become supposedly attractive, often through self-harm. Thanks to Clavicular, a young, fringe manosphere influencer, ...

The term "maxxing" has been put on to the end of many words. There's skin-maxxing, protein-maxxing, fiber-maxxing, and so many more. It means you're doing something to the fullest, often more than ...

From pilates to gardening, hobby-maxxing is helping people trade social media burnout for real-life connection in 2026. Matt Winkelmeyer Getty Images for BoF Doomscrolling is losing its grip. In 2026, ...

Hobby-maxxing is a 2026 lifestyle trend in which people intentionally fill their schedules with hands-on activities — pottery, knitting, baking, gardening, reading and movement-based classes — instead ...