7 easy and refreshing home detox tips to start the New Year
Your house can be a springboard to greater things if you're striving for a new level of success, innovation, or expansion in your life— something many of us are aiming for especially at the beginning of the New Year. According to the ancient Chinese practice of feng shui, all riches and progress Read More...
Experts share 5 science-backed ways to reach your New Year’s resolutions
New Year's resolutions are infamous for being unattainable. Studies and polls show that most people give up on their New Year's resolutions within the first month. However, the steps you take to achieve your goal are often more critical than merely deciding to change. "The issue is not the Read More...
The Optimist Daily guide to “Un-LANGUISHING”: Ideas on how to reconnect to thriving
“By acknowledging that so many of us are languishing, we can start giving voice to quiet despair and lighting a path out of the void.” - Adam Grant BY Kristy Jansen and Summers McKay This year, big, audacious, expansive resolutions seem a bit on the absurd side. Nearly the entire first week Read More...
US twins delivered minutes apart end up born in different years
Being a part of a set of multiples, like twins or triplets usually means that you must share your birthday with your siblings, whether you like it or not. However, a pair of twins born in Salinas, California, will not have to go through life sharing their birthday—or even their birth Read More...
Use these 7 science-based strategies to make your resolutions stick this year
For most of us, the new year means new goals, dreams, and habits. Whether you’re trying to be more active, practice a new hobby, or save money, we have science-based strategies to help you stick to your resolutions all year long. Georgetown psychology professor, Jelena Kecmanovic, says these Read More...
How to set expansive and achievable New Year's resolutions
It’s that time of year again. Time to make some New Year’s resolutions! Although there’s no “right” time of year to commit to healthier habits, many people find that the wake of the holidays and the celebration of a new year is a good time to embrace new goals. You’ve likely noticed Read More...
8 Financial planning tips for the new year
While money doesn’t buy happiness, financial stress can take a toll on your physical and mental health. A new year is always a good time to take a fresh look at your finances and if you’re curious about where to start, check out these eight budgeting tips to set you off on the right foot. Read More...
How to beat burnout before the New Year begins
New Year’s resolutions are supposed to give you a motivation boost as you enter the new year, but these extra goals can easily start to feel like just another obligation on top of your already busy days—inadvertently causing more stress. While there’s nothing wrong with having a goal for the Read More...
Why the new year will be even happier
We keep getting healthier The healthy food trends of 2013 will continue in 2014. People take responsibility for their own health. We prepare our own meals, with local products such as vegetables from our own garden. We check the origins of our food and are critical about meat. Fish consumption will Read More...