Look, some parts of summer are just sacred – even more sacred than Fourth of July barbeques, beach sunsets, homemade sangria, and pool parties. We’re talking the perfect mix of sunny Americana, Hollywood-ending, young-wild-and-free mythos that is arguably the crown …
How Your Phone Actually Makes You a More Social, Compassionate Person
What’s first on your list when you think of ways to change the world? It’s probably some form of person-to-person interaction: volunteering, philanthropy, activism, or any other live and engaged act of good. They don’t call it “social” justice for …
Millennials are the Most Charitable – and Most In-Debt – Generation Yet
Millennials are in debt: this isn’t news. We know that they’re sinking in student loans, feeling high levels of homebuyer’s remorse and notoriously murdering the once-thriving diamond market. From the outside, things look bleak. But one key financial insight about …
5 Motivation Hacks That’ll Leave You Living Your Best Life
Successful people give the best life advice, plain and simple. The standard idea of a “successful person” has shifted a lot in the past 20 years though, and where we used to idolize politicians and stockbrokers, we now see tech …
Your Teachers Were Wrong: Why “Doing Nothing” Might Be Your Best Productivity Hack Yet
Why is it that free time feels so complicated now? Once we’re off work, it seems like the things that used to make us happy feel more like a battle of what can keep our attention the longest. I, for …
How Our Favorite Movies, Music, and Shows are Driving the Most Powerful Kind of Change
One of the many (many) reasons we focus on music and arts over here at Inspired is their sheer power to make people happy. When we throw on our favorite album on the morning commute or put on a movie …
The Summer Concert Tours You Can’t Miss: From Stadiums to Standing-Room Only
Happy concert season fam! Alright – every season is technically concert season. But early summer is when the festivals and tours really start ramping up, and it’s arguably the peak of concert experiences. You know the deal. A warm breeze, …
In Time For The Final Episode: Why Your GoT Obsession Is Improving Your Mental Health
If you’re like me, the word “fandom” makes you cringe just a little. It conjures images of screaming teens clawing their way toward the stage at a Harry Styles concert – or adults in costumes, exchanging blows over the correct …
5 Apps That Turn Your Daily Life Into Free Cash For Good
We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it a million times: we’re busy, and we’re on a budget. That doesn’t exclude us from being decent, big-hearted people who care deeply about good causes, though. It’s a classic catch-22: you may …
Here’s What K-Pop’s Meteoric Rise in the US Predicts for Pop Culture
If you’re not a K-Pop (AKA Korean Pop for those out of the loop) fan, there’s still a good chance you’ve heard of BTS. From the sofas of American late-night to the American Music Awards’ stage, they’ve long since cemented …