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.
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...
Is this the coolest electric bicycle you have ever seen?
In the emerging electric bicycle world, there are all sorts of vehicles that blend pedal power with the convenience of an electric motor. Some are bland, some are lovely. Some are designed to carry cargo in crowded urban areas. Some resemble laid back cruisers and some are fat tire specials. But Read More...
Fair play: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism
Most of us have played the best selling board game Monopoly. And we have learned that there’s always one winner with the most hotels who “destroys” the other players. In that sense Monopoly is an ultimate lesson in modern capitalism. However, the woman who invented the game in 1904 had a very Read More...
Why curious people have better relationships
There’s an old saying: “Curiosity killed the cat.” It implies curiosity is bad for you and leads to dangerous risk-taking behavior. But this idea of curiosity is pretty outdated—in humans, at least. Curiosity—the desire to approach novel and challenging ideas and Read More...
Science proves it: first impressions last
Thirty milliseconds of exposure to someone's face is all it takes to provide sufficient information for your brain to form an impression of them. So says Face Value, a new book based on Princeton psychologist Alexander Todorov's research into the science of first impressions. Professor Todorov Read More...
‘Having fewer children does not save the planet’
According to a new study that identifies the most effective ways people can cut their carbon emissions, the greatest impact individuals can have in fighting climate change is to have one fewer child. That’s a sad conclusion as having children is arguably the most fulfilling dimension a human Read More...