The real power of harnessing empathy is in the ability to forgive
If you are a leader, business owner or manager you are likely aware that your employees cannot maintain optimal focus and productivity if they are distracted by strong emotions. It makes no difference if their feelings are due to personal struggles or arise from a workplace conflict, the mind Read More...
New technologies, not Paris climate agreement, will do the job
Since climate change began to gain political traction in 1990, very little has been achieved. The concentration of carbon in the atmosphere has kept going Read More...
How to multitask without breaking your brain
We live in the golden era of multitasking. Technology has made it possible to send emails on a walk, text your significant other at work, and play Civilization in Read More...
Restoring balance and harmony: A paradigm shift
If we were to describe the underlying message that we seek to express at the Optimist Daily it would be that we live in a “we-world” not in a “me-world." We recognize and respect the many challenges facing our society, yet too often “doom and gloom” stories are the only kind of news we Read More...
These pants will outlive you
A clothing company has manufactured a type of pants that are expected to last as long as 100 years. The pants are made from an innovative, three-layer material, which is resistant to abrasions, fire, and is also water-repellent. If their cost of $645 seems like a fortune for a pair of pants, keep Read More...
This gracefully-looking office building is Australia’s tallest timber structure
An Australian architecture firm decided to put steel and concrete away and turn to sustainable highly engineered wooden materials instead, to build the country’s tallest timber structure. The building tastefully pairs its wooden skeleton with a shimmering glass facade, leaving the exposed timber Read More...
How digital signatures can help your business
Improved technology has made the electronic signature as legitimate and authoritative as the handwritten one, but the former’s utility is still overlooked. Having the same legal weight as physical signatures, digital ones could revolutionize the way you do business, and could potentially pave the Read More...
India is among the leading nations in the world’s transition to clean energy
The world’s leaders in the clean energy transition are developing nations. India ranks second in the top after Chile, climbing three spots from the fifth position it held last year. This is due to an increase in clean energy installations and rising investments in solar power projects. On top of Read More...
How to safeguard a satisfying end of the day
The way you spend your morning is a catalyst for how the rest of your day turns out to be. Having a customized day-starter plan is the best way to guarantee a day at the end of which you feel great and with your mind at ease. Here are six suggestions on what a morning routine should look like to Read More...
A water treatment breakthrough, inspired by a sea creature
Inspired by Actinia, a sea organism that ensnares its prey with its tentacles, a team of researchers has developed a method for efficiently treating water. The research, a collaboration of the labs of Yale's Menachem Elimelech and Huazhang Zhao of Peking University, used a material known as a nano Read More...