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.
Signs that institutional investors are reorienting towards sustainable investing
Could sustainable investing be at a tipping point? For a long time entrepreneurs, investors and advocates of sustainable investing have spoken longingly about the $2 trillion of institutional investor dollars that have been reputed to be sitting skeptically on the sidelines, teasing everyone with Read More...
How to foster little moments of gratitude with your kids
My son’s preschool teachers have a gratitude practice of singing a sweet “Thank You” song with the children every day. I appreciate when he asks to sing it with me at home because it’s a shared opportunity to grow our gratitude together, even in a brief Read More...
The Amazing Promise of Nothing
A Reality Check with Nassim Haramein Nassim Haramein has dedicated his life to finding the origins of our existence. He’s come a long way, and he may be about to unlock an abundant source of energy that will transform humanity and civilization as we know it. If Haramein succeeds, issues like Read More...
Diet could play a key role in preventing hypertension
A remarkable study into the lifestyles of two isolated Amazonian tribes revealed diet is a major factor affecting blood pressure. Scientists observed that the people of one of the studied tribes maintain the same blood pressure throughout their entire lives. Researchers believe that this is due to Read More...
This new Lego set is designed to trigger the creativity of adults
Lego has developed a new brick building set that is primarily directed at adult customers to help stimulate their creativity and help them relax. The new set uses pieces that are a bit more complex than the traditional ones, and paper skins that can be colored in whatever way the builder wants. Read More...
How hip-hop is helping young people in Hull find their voice
Ten-year-old Jess Baker (not her real name) stands at a microphone in a tiny recording studio behind a hip-hop clothing shop near Hull city center. “My brain is all messed up,” she raps, “Music is my passion, it makes me not give Read More...
Why coasting at work is the best thing for your career, health and happiness
When I met a friend recently, I asked him how work was. “Oh, just coasting,” he Read More...
26 people told us how public libraries make their lives better
"I moved to the town I currently live in when I was 10. Making friends was never easy for me — I have severe social anxiety, and a birth defect where one of the symptoms is alopecia and I only became more aware of it after I moved — but I found a lot of comfort in the town's Read More...
Climate Change: A Crisis of Human Belonging and Connection
In our ongoing search for solutions and indications of progress, we come across many opportunities and possibilities. We are much inspired by the creative forces around the world that persevere to serve humankind and the environment in the best possible way. We see many possibilities to make Read More...
Having a good pillow is more underrated than you might think
There are many factors that affect the quality of your sleep, but neuroscientists have found that a comfortable pillow may be the most important one. In a study featuring teens from various socioeconomic backgrounds who were equipped with monitors that track sleep quality, researchers found that Read More...