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.
Learn how to meditate with seven simple techniques
It seems that the whole world is now meditating. This is wonderful as meditation does so much for us on all levels of body, mind and spirit. It helps to make the body stress free. It assists the mind to feel peaceful and less detached to the outcome of things. It takes us beyond the mind were a Read More...
Assemble: The unfashionable art of making a difference
None of the 16 members of Assemble is a fully qualified architect, and some are not architects at all. They are aged between 26 and 29. They don’t yet have a completed permanent new building to their name. They occupy a provisional space close to the former Olympic site in east London that Read More...
Room in Room saves on heating by pitching a tent over your bed
The Room in Room bed tent is designed to reduce heating bills in wintertime Heating bills in colder climates can be a nasty surprise and turning the thermostat down on a chilly night can be an unpleasant exercise in economy. Room in Room is a modern take on the four poster bed from tentmaker Read More...
Contact with nature may mean more social cohesion and less crime
The benefits of being surrounded by nature are endless, but a new study suggests that the amount of nature that an area has access to plays a role in crime rates as well. Researchers from Cardiff University found that the amount of green space or farmland accessible in people’s neighborhoods Read More...
The secret to reshaping your brain and getting more done
Nowadays we’re always on, always available. That iPhone in your pocket makes it pretty difficult to truly ‘punch out’ when you leave the office. (Especially when there’s code to ship and slack messages to read!) Instead we rely heavily on these pocket computers to stay in Read More...
David Lynch and the "second coming" of Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation might have remained a relic of 1960s counterculture practiced by the elite few. Yet, there may be a "second coming". In a fine article, Motherboard writes about how this resurgence is partly thanks to David Lynch. The film director (Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive) has been a Read More...
The essential happiness ingredient: altruism and here’s how
Thanks to pioneers like Robert Emmons and Michael McCollough, we now know that gratitude can have an enormously positive effect on our mental health. Not only that, thanks to the advent of neuroplasticity, practicing gratitude can even help shape your brain in ways that promote resilience and Read More...
The case for mindfulness and meditation at work
Take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and be a better coworker. Some workers start their day at the office with a cup of coffee. Others start their day with the ring of a gong and some self-reflection. On this installment of The 29th Floor, Fast Company's Kate Davis and Jill Bernstein talk about Read More...
US airport security is testing a better, faster way to scan bags
Traveling is great, except for the seemingly endless process where you and your possessions are scanned by airport security. But there are more efficient alternatives, and in the US they’re testing one called the Qylatron. It's a honeycomb-style set of lockers that scan your bags in an instant. Read More...
5 reasons we all deserve forgiveness
When we have been deeply hurt or betrayed by a friend, loved one, or even an acquaintance, it can be incredibly difficult to let it go and forgive them. Some acts seem almost unforgivable. But really not much is. My belief is Read More...