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A daycare built a ‘forest floor’, and it changed kids’ immu...

Time in nature is valuable for children’s physical and mental health, so one daycare in Finland decided to invest in a playground that replicated ...

This 30-minute training can help teenagers’ response to stress

Many successful people live by the expression “in every tragedy, there is an opportunity.” It turns out that the same kind of thinking can ...

The ongoing success of the 4-day workweek: a year in, companies share insights

Nearly 61 British businesses made the historic switch to a four-day workweek in 2022, setting in motion a cascade of beneficial effects that are still ...

Bartering is back: how to trade your skills and goods without spending a dime

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a world where we’re used to swiping cards and tapping phones to pay, it might seem old-fashioned ...

A wireless eye implant is helping people with macular degeneration read again

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Age-related macular degeneration eliminates the center of your vision – the ability to read, to recognize faces, to ...