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.
Australian women are creating crafts work for refugees
Refugees need a new life. For that they need work. Increasingly, in western countries, women are setting up social enterprises to help to get refugees and migrants into work. Social Traders is an Australian nonprofit that supports women setting up social enterprises that assist migrants to start Read More...
The world would look like this if there would be equal space for all of us
If you don’t live in Yemen, Ireland, Brazil or the United States you live in the wrong place. According to this map, at least. The map reflects the world as if the biggest populations occupy the largest countries and each world citizen would have as much space on the planet. So China moves to Read More...
Indiegogo just made it easier to own a stake in what you crowdfund
Indiegogo, a crowdfunding site that’s popular for movies, games, and other creative works, has paved the way for backers to own a stake in the creative projects they crowdfund. The platform announced a new service yesterday that allows entrepreneurs and creators to offer backers an equity Read More...
US sustainable investment soars 33 per cent to $8.7tr
One in every five dollars invested under professional management in the US is now directed to assets that are defined as sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investing following a period of stellar growth for the sector. That is the conclusion of a major new report released this week by the Read More...
Donald Trump tells his supporters to stop harassing minorities in his name
Since the unexpected victory of Donald Trump, racially charged incidents have broken out in several cities in the U.S. that appear to be have been started by Trump supporters emboldened by his win. During a 60 Minutes interview, Trump instructs anyone harassing minorities to “stop Read More...
The 11 countries with the highest quality of life
Each year, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development releases their Better Life Index that categorizes countries based on quality of life. To create the list, the OECD studies countries across 11 parameters of well-being, including financial wealth, safety, and environmental Read More...
Leonard Cohen's tortured love affair with Zen Buddhism
Leonard Cohen was waiting for the miracle to come, and he waited half his life away. For three decades, the Jewish poet pop star studied Zen Buddhism. At 65, he finally saw small miracles. ‘There was just a certain sweetness to daily life that began asserting itself,” Cohen told The Guardian in Read More...
Colombia peace deal: Government and Farc reach new agreement
The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have announced a new peace agreement, six weeks after the original deal was rejected in a popular vote. Alvaro Uribe, a former president who led the "no" campaign, was involved in this round of negotiations intended to end 52 years of civil war. The Read More...
Is Bitcoin the answer to Zimbabwe's currency woes? Some economists think so
Tendai Biti sits in his office in a leafy Harare suburb, contemplating another collapse of the Zimbabwean economy. Thanks to a chronic shortage of United States dollars, the country is running out of cash. There are long queues outside every bank, with some customers forced to wait overnight for a Read More...
Working less improves productivity and wellbeing
Americans work 137 more hours per year than Japanese workers, 260 more hours per year than British workers, and 499 more hours per year than French workers. But they are not more productive. Yes, there’s compelling evidence that slowing down and actually "doing nothing" can improve productivity Read More...