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.
How a stable relationship boosts cardiovascular health
Hearts are everywhere this time of year, but what about the one in your chest? As it turns out, a healthy relationship can be good for your heart health as well. A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that unmarried people with heart disease were 52 percent more Read More...
This nonprofit is fighting for the rights of gig workers
Gig workers are often at odds with the companies through which they find work, whether it's over how well they're paid or how they're treated. A gig worker and activist duo are attempting to help improve working conditions for contractors across the board. Vanessa Bain and Sarah Clarke created the Read More...
How to be a better conversationalist
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A meaningful conversation is the best way to build a connection with someone, but simply conjuring up such a conversation is not always easy—especially if you’re shy by nature. With that in mind, here are four ways to become a better conversationalist. Read More...
This nonprofit is helping the homeless reunite with their families
A nonprofit by the name of Miracle Messages is helping the homeless reconnect with their family and loved ones. The way it works is volunteers for Miracle Messages canvass the streets, approaching people to let them know about the service they offer. Then, a person can create a message in the form Read More...
4 tips that will help you move on from failure
All of us in life get confronted by moments where we realize that our plans have not panned out as ideally as we may have fantasized. In other words, we realize that we failed. It is important to note that the root of failure appears in many different ways. Maybe you realized that your initial Read More...
5 ways to reclaim your time at work
Just last week, we wrote a story about how to de-plug from work when you get home. Today, we bring you a piece about finding ways to reclaim the time you have at work in order to feel productive while maintaining your mental health. Deromanticize burnouts: We can all agree that working hard is Read More...
Successful people all have these five things in common
How do you define success? Whether it be personal or professional, we all have different standards for success, but successful people do share traits in common. Here are 5 things successful people don’t care about. What others think they should do: People are all too eager to share their Read More...
New research shows Americans still love libraries
In December, we shared the news that Los Angeles had joined Chicago and San Francisco in eliminating late fees in city libraries. This change will have a big impact, especially considering new research that shows visiting libraries is still the most common cultural activity for Americans. Even Read More...
How to get over your phone separation anxiety
We may not like to admit it, but lots of us suffer from nomophobia, which is defined as a fear or anxiety of not having a mobile device or not having access to a mobile device when it’s needed. It has also been more broadly described as the fear of feeling disconnected from the digital world, Read More...
How improv classes can serve as natural remedy for anxiety
Feeling anxious? Taking improv classes might just be a fantastic natural remedy for your worrying ways. In a pilot study in the Journal of Mental Health, scientists in 2017 discovered that improv exercises may provide a “strong and efficient treatment for patients with anxiety and depression.” Read More...