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.
5 steps for changing your ways as you age
Despite common belief, it’s never too late to change your own ways. You can teach an old dog new tricks and improve yourself even as you go through the later stages of life. Looking to break out of a monotonous cycle? Here are the 5 steps you need to Read More...
Belgium’s World Cup team shows why English is the winning global language
After their miraculous win over Japan, the Belgium World Cup team is about to become an unstoppable force in uniting the famously divided country. The North of the country speaks Flemish that is closely related to Dutch; the southern part speaks Walloon that is closely related to French. But in Read More...
16 of the world's most relaxing places
The relentless pace of modern life means we all need a breather now and then. But that doesn't have to mean splashing out on a luxury spa or travel to the Himalayas for a weeklong retreat. From city parks to airplane apartments and temples, here's our pick of 16 of the most relaxing places in Read More...
Is 'kindfulness' the secret to happiness?
Earlier this year, I returned to work after four months of maternity leave. As a freelance writer, I don’t have the luxury of extended time off, so two days a week my son goes to nursery, while I write from the kitchen table. It was a difficult Read More...
Happiness doesn’t change much in long marriages. But something else does
Every marriage is many marriages. A relationship feels different when experienced in different life stages, or when viewed through the eyes of one partner or another. But what does it look like as a whole? How do you chart the rise and fall of conflict, contentedness, and shared activities that Read More...
Musician Akon is creating a futuristic city and his own cryptocurrency in Senegal
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Rapper Akon is building a new futuristic 'Crypto city,' in Senegal, which will trade exclusively in his own digital cash currency called AKoin. The US-born singer, who is of Senegalese descent, says his futuristic city will be built on a 2,000-acre land gifted to him by the Read More...
We need quiet time to know who we are
The wired world is distracting and ultimately destructing our inner selves. We need not just minutes, but hours, away from our devices to make sure that we nurture ourselves and our ability to know who we are. That’s the message from physicist and writer Alan Lightman in this confrontational but Read More...
Senegal, the inspiration of the only team at the World Cup with a black coach
Many of the best athletes in the World Cup, as in other sports, are dark-skinned. And, yet, (almost) all coaches are white. Black players don’t make good managers, is the stereotype. The team of Nigeria, the most populous African country, is coached by a German. That’s why Senegal, a Read More...
After 25 years of being homeless, this man knows what you can do to help
Gregory Smith lived through 25 years of homelessness and ultimately found his way back into society. He wrote a book about his life. He also has heartfelt advice for all of us feeling powerless about making a meaningful contribution to the widespread problem: “Maybe you cannot make a difference Read More...
“Time banking” is catching on in the digital world
Uh oh. Your garbage disposal is broken. Time to call the plumber, and shell out for a couple hours of service, right? What if there was a different way? What if, instead of calling in a professional, you could simply call a plumbing-savvy neighbor with a bit of time on his or her hands. In return Read More...