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.
This one skill will make you more employable, no matter what job it is
When you’re trying to get a job that a whole bunch of candidates are also applying for, there’s one skill that will make you stand out from the rest of the crowd: good writing. No matter your job description, companies are always looking for people who have a knack for writing. Here are three Read More...
Six eco-friendly alternatives to your wasteful bathroom essentials
When you’re trying to make your lifestyle less wasteful, the products you regularly pose a bit of a tricky problem. We’re all dependent on them, and yet, they’re almost always wrapped in plastic and are meant to be disposed of. But things are changing. More and more of the essential products Read More...
Take control over your sweet tooth and do a sugar detox
Go on any wellness website these days and you’ll find all kinds of detoxes that are supposed to boost your health. But if there’s one detox that you must give a try, it’s a sugar detox. As registered dietitian Brook Alpert eloquently puts it, “sugar makes you fat, ugly, and old.” Sugar Read More...
Five strategies that will help you do less laundry
If it feels like you constantly have a load of laundry to do, then your approach to laundry might be all wrong. The truth is running your clothes through the washing machine shortens the lifespan of your clothes, and beyond this, running the washing machine is an energy-intensive process that uses Read More...
Stuck in a funk? Here are 3 ways to get out
You don’t know what it is, but it seems as if nothing you do is going the right way. Your motivation is gone, your sense of purpose lost, and you feel disconnected from everything around you. In short, you’re in a funk. But it’s important to realize that we all go through these low points. Read More...
Why it’s never too late to safeguard your mind against age-related decline
Think your brain is too old to learn new tricks, let alone keep cognitive decline at bay? That’s faulty reasoning: Brand-new research featured in the journal Cell: Stem Cell reveals that neurons continue to form in the part of the brain where memories are processed in your 40s, 50s, and even Read More...
Transformation and Turbulence: Dr. Nick Haddad on his quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature
“We should care about butterflies because they are a part of the web of life…and they are the ‘canaries in the coal mine’ of ecosystem health.” - Nick Haddad By Kristy Jansen & Amelia Buckley Chaos theory implies that if a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, it can cause a Read More...
Want a change of scenery? Vermont will pay you $7,500 to move there
If you’ve been priced out of living in cities like San Francisco or New York, Vermont wants you to consider an alternative. In a new program that will begin next year, the state will pay relocation costs for workers who get jobs at Vermont companies. It’s a variation on another program, Read More...
How to keep your home cool without using air conditioning
We all want a cool home when the hot summer months arrive, but using the air-conditioning wastes a lot of energy. Not to mention it can cost a fortune to keep the air-conditioning on. To save yourself some money and the planet, here are a few ways to keep your home chill without flipping on the Read More...
Struggling to reach your goals? Try using the Japanese practice of Kaizen
You have big, ambitious goals and even bigger dreams. But how do you get from where you are now to make those dreams come true? The answer may surprise you: By aiming for just 1 percent improvement. This counterintuitive approach is called Kaizen, and it was invented in the Depression-era US and Read More...