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.
Socializing is as critical for your health as not smoking
A random but telling statistic: 84 percent of brides use social media on their wedding day. That would be a day they have their best friends around them… Another statistic: The number of social media users has passed 3 billion with no signs of slowing. One thing all that social media usage does Read More...
How new home crowdfunding pay may let millennials live American dream
American Millennials are making the news once again. This time, it’s because the demographic as a whole can’t afford to purchase homes. According to a recent survey by Apartment list, a staggering 80% of Millennials, those born between the years 1980 and 1995, express that they want to Read More...
A crossing for the brave: Longest suspension footbridge hangs over Swiss valley
The Swiss claim this is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. It measures 494 meters long (1,620 ft), stands 85 meters (280 ft) above the valley below and is just 65 cm (26 in) wide. If you dare to cross it and are lucky enough not to encounter someone going in the opposite Read More...
Women are the big boss of crowdfunding, says study of 450,000 campaigns
So you want to raise money for your company. What's the next step? It might depend on your gender, if you can believe the latest crowdfunding report from Price Waterhouse Coopers. Their finance team analyzed 450,000 seed crowdfunding across several platforms over two years. While men get most of Read More...
Want a big boost in GDP? Bring in immigrants
President Trump made an enduring campaign out of his views on immigration. From his proposal to build a 30-foot wide “border wall” at the boundary with Mexico, to his controversial and often chaotic legal battles over immigration bans, his administration has set a seemingly intractable Read More...
Low cost of living and great climate: the best country for retirement
Financially, retirement can be a lot easier if you would move to a different country. It’s an option few people are ready to consider despite the fact that living abroad is easier than ever before thanks to the Internet. Here’s the Annual Global Retirement Index for 2017 with an interesting Read More...
Spending money on a cleaner brings more happiness than buying goods
The most valuable thing in modern life is time. That’s the conclusion from a Canadian study. Researchers found that spending money on a cleaner brings much more happiness than material goods of the same value. They asked more than 6,000 adults in the US, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands, Read More...
Women are way better than men at crowdfunding, study says
In Silicon Valley, venture capital funding still overwhelmingly favors men. Male investors often don't fully understand the value of ideas women entrepreneurs pitch them. They throw capital at food delivery service after food delivery service, but ignore ideas that cater to groups they're not Read More...
Western men's sperm counts plunge 60 percent in 40 years due to 'modern life'
Sperm counts have plunged by nearly 60 percent in just 40 years among men living in the West, according to a major review of scientific studies that suggests the modern world is causing serious damage to men’s health. Pesticides, hormone-disrupting chemicals, diet, stress, smoking and obesity Read More...
Could we one day heal the mind by taking control of our dreams?
About 50 percent of us will at some point in our lives experience “waking up” and being conscious while still in a dream – possibly, we may even be able to act with intention in it. Such “lucid dreams” are not only a vivid and memorable experience for the dreamer, they are also of huge Read More...