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.
The app that pays rent, tuition, and even taxes with a credit card
Bill pay with benefits. That is how the app Plastiq is described. The app makes it possible for business owners and savvy consumers to use a credit card for virtually any expense that normally requires a Read More...
How marriage can actually protect your heart health
Being in a healthy relationship has been shown to provide health benefits, including a longer life. Now, a new study reports that people who are married appear to have a lower risk of heart Read More...
Army study quantifies changes in stress after meditation
For a thousand years, people have reported feeling better by meditating but there has never been a systematic study that quantified stress and how much stress changes as a direct result of meditation until Read More...
Disabled refugee inventor builds an electric bike (video)
Many refugees who fled the violence in Syria struggle with disabilities. This disabled refugee in the Zaatari camp in Jordan where 80,000 people live, found a solution. He built an electric bicycle made from spare parts he found in the Read More...
Dutch teenagers are the happiest in the world: here’s why
Dutch teenagers are among the happiest, healthiest, best educated and wealthiest of adolescents living in the world’s richest nations. An OECD report found that over 93 percent of children aged 11 to 15 years old in the Netherlands recorded above average life satisfaction. The secret to Read More...
How to develop empathy for someone who annoys you
When someone you work with annoys you, it’s tempting to avoid the person as much as possible. But this isn’t always feasible and often only makes the situation worse. You’re better off cultivating some empathy. How can you do that with a colleague who rubs you the wrong way? How can you Read More...
This app is betting on a future without banks
It looks like any other banking app, but SoFi Money aims to change banking as we know it. With a community based on memberships, SoFi not only offers peer-to-peer payments but also accepts mobile check deposits. The app strives to offer a financial hub that offers loans to members as Read More...
For just $5, you can now start a responsible investment portfolio
People interested in investing typically have two hurdles to clear: First, the learning curve associated with where their money might go and, perhaps more importantly, making sure they can afford it. For millennials, that’s increasingly an ever-more complex value question. Many only want to put Read More...
UK company launches crypto mining electric bicycle
50cycles, a specialist electric bicycle manufacturer, has revealed what it has described as the world’s first range of cryptocurrency mining e-bikes. Toba, the new series of crypto mining bikes, are estimated to generate approximately £20 (approximately $26.5 USD) worth of ‘Loyalcoin’ per Read More...
How to break the stress reaction cycle
As hard as it may sound to pull out of this stress reaction cycle, it is possible. The first step in creating any positive change is always raising your awareness of what the cycle is, how you participate in it, and what pains the cycle Read More...