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.
Somalia set to print banknotes for the first time in 25 years
After decades of turmoil, the east-African country of Somalia is finding itself in a relatively stable position. Successful elections brought in a new government, and now the country has plans to resume printing banknotes after many years of being buoyed by donors and other world organizations. Read More...
American Airlines introduces new frugal flights for cost-savvy travelers
Ultra low-cost airlines like Spirit and Frontier have changed the airline industry in the U.S. Their inexpensive flights have given U.S. travelers the opportunity to fly without breaking the budget, and now larger competitors are giving into the idea of low-cost fares. Just this week, American Read More...
Raising the steaks: the Seattle startup crowdfunding sustainable beef
If crowdsourcing makes you think of fundraising campaigns for smartwatches and wine coolers rather than sustainable food, you’re not alone. But a new Seattle-based startup called Crowd Cow is hoping to change that. Crowd Cow works like most crowdfunding campaigns. Every few days, the company Read More...
AI hedge fund creates a new currency to make Wall Street work like open source
Wall Street is a competition, a Darwinian battle for the almighty dollar. Gordon Gekko said that greed is good, that it captures “the essence of the evolutionary spirit.” A hedge fund hunts for an edge and then maniacally guards it, locking down its trading data and barring its traders Read More...
Lose yourself in these award-winning photos
Feel like being visually astounded? If you do, have yourself a look at these incredible images of architecture, nature and people, presented at the 2016 International Photographer of the Year Photo Read More...
Advertising in India has become a major platform for social change
Influenced by global trends and greater awareness, India is starting to take a stand against the burning social issues that have endured in the country for far too long. Nowhere is this more evident than in India’s advertising sphere, where major brands are ditching mundane commercials in favor Read More...
Rebuilding a local economy in a forgotten Mississippi town
This story may very well indicate a new trend. More and more people are looking for a new, cleaner, healthier, cheaper, smaller, more community-oriented living environment as life in the big cities becomes stressful and expensive. There are many “forgotten” towns like Water Valley, Mississippi Read More...
Bill Gates explains his optimism: 'things are tending to improve'
Speaking with Bill Gates is like reading multiple Wikipedia entries. Ask a question, and you typically get a slight pause before he delivers a thoughtful paragraph or three of an answer that, in the age of Twitter haikus, is refreshingly comprehensive. To get a sense of that level of discourse, Read More...
Deepak Chopra designed apartments to maximize joy
Happiness guru and alternative health practitioner Deepak Chopra — who gained mainstream attention after his appearance on Oprah in 1993 — is now venturing into home design. Chopra helped design the apartments in a new complex, Muse Residences, in Miami, Read More...
A workspace filled with green plants boosts productivity and morale
Calmness. Focus. A strong immune system. These are all benefits that come with being in nature, something usually not found in the office workspace. To spruce up an office that might otherwise be dull and sterile, a firm in Lisbon has added 1,000 plants of varying sizes to create a space that not Read More...