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.
92-year-old Holocaust survivor describes his secrets to longevity and happiness
Ed Mosberg was born in Krakow, Poland in 1926. He survived Płaszów and Mauthausen concentration Read More...
To unlock your creative potential, start thinking like Leonardo da Vinci
Using Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, inventions, and artwork, an author came up with seven da Vincian principles that can help us uncover our hidden abilities and maximize our potential. Take a look here to see what you can learn about yourself by looking into the mind of da Read More...
Reduce your carbon footprint with these sneakers
While stepping into your favorite pair of kicks may make you feel good, have you ever considered the impact that your sneakers have on the environment? From materials to manufacturing, producing a pair of shoes emits around 13 kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The production of the Read More...
Fasting from time to time can increase your lifespan
A new study from Harvard researchers has shown how fasting can increase lifespan, slow aging and improve health by altering the activity of mitochondrial networks inside our cells. Mitochondria are fundamental to the aging of cells, and the new research shows that fasting manipulates mitochondrial Read More...
Study: spiritual people are younger, more liberal and more generous
A new study suggests spiritual people are younger, more liberal and more generous. Americans who consider themselves spiritual yet not religious are a fast-growing Read More...
How to keep your brain sharp, even if you aren’t a ‘super-ager’
As we age, our brain’s grey matter—the stuff we rely on for seeing, hearing, processing emotion, exerting self-control, learning information, and much more—shrinks and degrades. Well, not for everybody. Scientists have recently discovered a rare group of people above the age of 80 that have a Read More...
Investors turn focus on China’s drive for sustainability
Global investors are increasingly hesitant to invest in companies with a traditional growth model that fails to incorporate the principles of sustainability. Recognizing this trend, China is getting ready to shed off its Read More...
How the minimal Japanese concept of “Ma” brings peace into your life
Instead of decorating every inch of space within their homes, the Japanese embrace minimalism and the empty space that exists between things. This concept is called Ma, and it can be found in most aspects of Japanese life, from architecture and garden design to music and poetry. See here what the Read More...
This CEO has a genius strategy to beat jet lag
What's the first thing you do when you get out of bed?Khajak Keledjian: Generally during the week, the first thing I do when I wake up is stay in bed for a few minutes and start inhaling and exhaling to get more energized while I daydream so I ease into the Read More...
‘Every day brings some new trauma’: keeping calm in an anxious world
In the immediate aftermath of the EU referendum and the US presidential election, it became common, on the losing side, to compare the experience to a death in the family. First came the punch to the gut, the thunderbolt of Read More...