Lifestyle
Alongside taking care of other people and the planet, make sure you take good care of yourself. The Lifestyle section at the Optimist Daily has solutions for everyday wellbeing on topics like food, beauty, fashion, and the latest trends. Curious about caring for houseplants, eating plant-based, or parenting tips? It’s all in there.
How to unlock the power of a strong community
Time and time again, scientists have consistently identified the root of happiness: having rich social bonds and meaningful relationships. When you have a strong community, it helps people to expedite the formation of meaningful relationships that make one happier. If you want to help make your Read More...
Making the most of your job in the gig economy
Whether you drive for Uber on the weekends as a side job or work for a full-time contracted delivery service, working in the gig economy means taking certain steps to make sure you, as a worker, are protected. With 36% of the American workforce working in a “gig,” there's bound to be some Read More...
OPTIMIST VIEW: Living while dying - Notes from the resistance
“It's precisely because we’re finite that life is so sweet.” - Sheldon Solomon By Kristy Jansen Last month I got the opportunity to meet Ady Barkan, a progressive activist who’s become one of the most powerful voices in the fight to move the United States to a universal healthcare Read More...
What we can learn about perspective from a humanitarian worker in Yemen
Yemen is home to arguably the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet. Civil war continues to rage on since its beginning in 2015, and a majority of the 30 million citizens of Yemen are suffering from malnutrition. In short, Yemen is really not the place one would go looking for optimism, or even Read More...
5 ways to get your kids to eat more vegetables
As we all know, the vitamins and minerals packed in fruit and vegetables are essential for a healthy lifestyle. It’s easy for us adults to comprehend this, but as a child silky chocolate bar and crunchy chicken nuggets seem a lot more appealing than ‘yucky’ broccoli. So how do you convince Read More...
A nonprofit from Nashville is helping amputees get access to pricy prosthetics
Buying a prosthesis isn’t cheap. That price doubles if you need a second one, or is slightly more if you want a running blade. For a below the knee amputee, a single running blade can cost nearly $3,500. Go above the knee—requiring a knee socket—that cost goes up to $8,000 to $9,000. And if Read More...
What Norwegians can teach us about beating the winter blues
Today the sun will set in the Norwegian capital of Oslo at 3:30 pm. That sounds awful, especially for those of us living in the US, and makes us beg the question: how do nordic countries beat the winter blues when sunlight is so fleeting? One Stanford researcher, Kari Leibowitz, spent a winter in Read More...
Make your life at home waste-free with these super easy swaps
Recycling, driving an EV, composting, these are some of the more obvious ways people can make their lives eco-friendly. With that said, there are so many other things you can do that are arguably more impactful and not so difficult to implement in your life. For instance, you can easily make your Read More...
OPTIMIST VIEW: Holiday Conversations - How to keep it positive
Let’s talk about the Optimist in the room "I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." G.K. Chesterton By Amelia Buckley The holiday season kicks off in the autumn with Thanksgiving, and extends through the New Year in Read More...
The Netherlands is on a mission to get back its starry nights
If you’ve never been to the Netherlands, the color of the night sky can come as a bit of a shock when you see it for the first time. In many places, it’s a hazy, bright orange color, the result of all the lights being used within cities and for the country’s vast amount of indoor farms. This Read More...