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.
Incredibly rare white giraffes caught on tape in Kenya
The animal kingdom is full of surprises, and this is definitely one of them. In Kenya, a conservation group came across two snow-white giraffes absent of any color or pattern. Thankfully, the conservation group got footage of these incredibly rare creatures. Take a look at it Read More...
The next money: as the big economies falter, micro-currencies rise
More consumers are walking away from fiat currencies to drive commerce -- and society -- with new ways of buying. People everywhere are fed up with the status quo of the Read More...
A guide to thriving compiled by scientists shows what you need to grow, succeed
If you’re reading this, you’re doing alright and can apparently survive. But do you know what it takes to thrive? Some people seem to blossom in all Read More...
Think immigrants are taking our jobs? Try picking strawberries for a day.
Can hands-on experience foster more empathetic views towards migrant labor? A sociologist investigates. President Trump rode to the White House on a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment—stirred by his frequently repeated claim that undocumented Read More...
Somalia has just got its first tech innovation hub
Coming soon to Mogadishu: Somalia’s first fully-fledged innovation hub. iRise Hub, which will officially open in the Somali capital in September, will function as a co-working space and provide research, incubation, and acceleration services for Read More...
What the hell is an Initial Coin Offering?
Initial coin offerings are all the rage. Dozens of companies have raised nearly $1.5 billion via the novel fundraising mechanism just this Read More...
These three bad habits are making your work stress worse
There are plenty of workplace stressors you can neither avoid nor minimize–you’ve just got to deal with them. Maybe your performance review is around the corner and you’re worried you won’t meet Read More...
Dark is beautiful: the battle to end the world's obsession with lighter skin
“It starts when children are young: the moment a child is born, relatives start comparing siblings’ skin color. It starts in your own family – but people don’t want to talk about it Read More...
We ignore what doesn’t fit with our biases
We can’t help but be more welcoming of information that confirms our biases than facts that challenge them. Now an experiment has shown that we do this even when it means losing out Read More...
Sharing economy report: 85 percent of people make less than $500 a month
Here’s an analysis how much money people are actually making on sharing economy platforms like Uber and AirBnB. Airbnb hosts make nearly three times as much as other sharing economy workers. The data seems to indicate that most people use the platforms to generate some additional income not to Read More...