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.
A basic income for everyone? Yes, Finland shows it really can work
Simply put, the idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) is to literally give people money for nothing no matter what their economic standing is. It’s an idea that lights up the brains of both radical leftists like Bernie Sanders and Silicon Valley plutocrats such as Elon Musk. Finland is currently Read More...
The science of meditation explained by two experts
Meditation is popularly presented as a panacea for many of the world’s ailments. But to what extent does science support the hype? Two longtime meditators and established authors Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson, explored six thousand studies conducted over the last few decades, and decided Read More...
Sound meditation is becoming the biggest relaxation trend in San Francisco
Meditation comes in all shapes and sizes, and also sounds for that matter. In San Francisco, thousands of people are meditating by taking a “bath” in sound and fall into some sort of musically-induced bliss. If you’re curious about what this would be like, check out what this journalist had Read More...
The future of work: department store becomes co-working space
More and more people are employing themselves and contribute their talents and services to the (online) communities around them. So, they don't go to corporate offices anymore. The trend is illustrated by the fact that co-working spaces are popping up everywhere in cities around the world. This Read More...
This man is on a mission to change the world’s consciousness
Some consider him to be the godfather of modern mindfulness. Other simply know him as Jon Kabat-Zinn, the man who removed Buddhism from the practice of mindfulness to appeal to secular society. Whatever you call him, he’s been on a mission for decades and decades to bring mindfulness all over the Read More...
Alternative credit agency lets immigrants bring their credit scores to the US
US credit bureaus don’t recognize foreign credit, so when people come to this country, they have to start building their credit over again. This isn’t fair to immigrants, which is why a startup has created a platform to translate data stored abroad into a form that can be consumed by banks, Read More...
Meet the border angels, the group trying to save migrants’ lives
Border Angels is an immigrant-advocacy group that organizes hikes into the southern California desert to distribute water along various routes for migrants crossing the US-Mexico border. Last month, along with about 40 volunteers, I tagged along to film one of these “water Read More...
Study: People who bike or walk to work enjoy their commutes the most
This news will surprise no one who has discovered the joy that is setting off to work on two wheels, but new research out of Portland State University found that people who bike to work enjoy their commutes the most. People who walk to work are close behind on the commute satisfaction Read More...
Millennials’ search for experiences over luxury drives Airbnb’s growth in Africa
In the last five years, more than 2 million people have found holiday accommodation in Africa through Airbnb which now has over 100,000 listings on the continent. African hosts earned $139 million in the last year, according to a new Airbnb Read More...
Google and Goldman Sachs are two of the most active investors in blockchain firms
Google and Goldman Sachs are two of the most active corporate investors in blockchain companies, according to a report. Blockchain is the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies like Read More...