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.
There’s now an app with ’emergency election stress’ meditations
The final debate started relatively peacefully, at least by 2016 standards. But, by the end, you may have been watching with fists clenched, stomach knotted, and heartbeat accelerated. You may have gone to bed with emotions charged, your mind racing. And now you’ve woken up knowing talk about the Read More...
Couples desperate for children turn to crowdfunding fertility
Humans, like other animals, live to reproduce. And when they can’t, they’re willing to pay a lot for a helping hand. In America, some use credit cards, 401(k)s, and even loans to pay for in vitro fertilization that can cost as much as $12,000 for each round. Read More...
Blockchain platform developed by banks to be open-source
A blockchain platform developed by a group that includes more than 70 of the world's biggest financial institutions is making its code publicly available, in what could become the industry standard for the nascent technology. The Corda platform has been developed by a consortium brought together by Read More...
Why America's false perception on crime is dangerous for the country
America’s public has the facts on crime are all wrong. When polled, 69 percent of U.S voters said they thought crime in their country was higher now than it was two decades ago, which is false. In fact, the FBI states violent crime has nearly halved since 1996 and robbery has dropped 50 percent. Read More...
Women wage peace rally in Jerusalem for peace talks
Thousands of mothers, grandmothers and sisters from across the country united in Jerusalem to demand that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restart peace negotiations, at the culmination of a two-week “March of Hope.”Organized by the NGO Women Wage Peace, the trek, which began in Rosh Read More...
Ukraine, Russia agree to more troop withdrawals, work on road map to peace
left right left right BERLIN Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia agreed to draw up a road map in November on how to implement a stalled ceasefire deal for eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said after five hours of talks among the leaders of the four countries. The sides also Read More...
The philosophy of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius helps you be more resilient and at peace
For more than 2,000 years, wise men and women have relied on an ancient philosophyknown as Stoicism to guide them through their days. It's been a tool for the ordinary and the elite alike — from slaves to emperors — as they sought wisdom, strength, and the "good Read More...
How blockchain can help democratize the sharing economy
The sharing economy enables everyone to turn any asset (homes, cars, etc.) into a productive piece of capital. Eventually, we may get to a life without ownership. You own nothing. You rent everything. You do this because it’s cheaper: you pay pennies or fractions of pennies per day to have a bed Read More...
How Burkina Faso's different religions live in peace
The Pope has invited Burkina Faso's president to the Vatican later this month to see what can be learnt from the West African nation's example of religious tolerance. BBC Africa's Lamine Konkobo is from Burkina Faso and assesses if this can continue in a region under assault from Islamist militant Read More...
How to choose a type of mindfulness meditation
Many beginner meditators, myself included, start out with a mindful breathing meditation: one breath in, one breath out, the mind wanders, you bring it back. Armed with an app guiding me through this meditation, I practiced dutifully for several months—but eventually I fell off the wagon. It just Read More...