Mental Health & “Neurowellness” Over Brute Optimization: How to Recover Your Nervous System in 2026
For years, the dominant story in health and productivity was simple: Optimize harder, push further, track everything, and be more. From 5‑a.m. workouts and extreme fasting to laser‑focused “deep work” and endless biohacking, the message was clear: if you wanted to thrive, you had to maximize your output. But in 2025–2026, a quieter, more humane…