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 key to peace lies in understanding 3.5 billion years of life on Earth
Have you ever longed to shine like a star and be part of something great—a major artistic work, say, or a scientific discovery? Dream no more. It’s already happening. In the big picture of the universe, we’re all quite literally the stuff of stars—each of us equal inheritors of a shared Read More...
You can reverse the effects of a sedentary lifestyle with this workout schedule
Researchers already knew a lifetime of exercising four to five days a week helps keep your heart healthy, but new evidence suggests that even a sedentary person who shunned exercise for decades can change their ways in mid-life and become part of the heart-healthy crew. To offset all the effects of Read More...
Get better at dealing with anger
Yesterday a loved one asked me about dealing with anger — he lashed out at someone he loves in a way that hurt her and filled him with shame and regret. I think we can all relate to this — most of us have lashed out in anger and regretted it Read More...
What scientists say your nightly routine should look like
If you really think about it, all the decisions you make on a daily basis, from the amount of coffee you choose to drink to whether or not you should wash your sheets, has an effect on your sleep quality. Fortunately for you, scientists have found all the decisions you should choose to make or Read More...
'The happiest man in the world': you can learn to meditate in 5 minutes at a time
"Mindfulness" may be a buzzword and meditation a fad across both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, but that certainly doesn't mean they are worth ignoring. We recently spoke with Tibetan Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard for Business Insider's podcast "Success! How I Did It" around the launch of his Read More...
Self-care strategies for a New Year
Self-Care Definition: Engaging in an activity (or non-activity) to preserve, protect, maintain or enhance one’s mental/physical/spiritual/emotional health. Self-care can also include setting specific boundaries and declining various non-essential obligations. Self-care can be as simple as taking Read More...
Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S.
In popular culture, meditation often is associated with Eastern spirituality and its secular offshoots, such as mindfulness. But substantial shares of Americans of nearly all religious groups – as well as those who have no religious Read More...
Walk With Me: Cumberbatch narrates quiet documentary about mindfulness teacher
It is a relief, and a palate cleanser, to watch a documentary concerned with quietness, stillness and contemplation. Yet however slowly paced, a film’s grammar and rhythm will perhaps never truly approach the structure of solitude and contemplation that is the point here. Walk With Me is a study Read More...
This digital bank is being called the Facebook of banking
In its first round of crowdfunding, a smartphone-only “challenger” bank raised £1m in 96 seconds, making it the fastest crowdfunding campaign. The bank has already brought in nearly half a million UK customers, and has a six-week waiting list with over 66,000 people on it. So why are people so Read More...
Neuroscience reveals the secrets to success
We’ve been taught that if you dream big, work hard, have a positive mindset, learn from your mistakes, and persist, you can be anything you want in life. But brain imaging has shown that it takes some help from a healthy, sharp brain to achieve Read More...