The world seems like a big, scary place, but the more you see of it, the more it can take your breath away. Go out and see what the vast beauty of this great world has to offer.

Life’s too short not to.

Welcome to Monday. 

Thirty is not the new 20, according to clinical psychologist Meg Jay. She has a bold message for 20-somethings: this is not a throwaway decade.

Jay suggests that many 20-somethings feel trivialized during what’s actually the most transformative — and defining — period of their adult lives.

Claim your 20s, and make these years your “sweet spot.”

Dark chocolate may actually keep you calm, says a new study from the Swinburne University of Technology.

What’s the reason for the cocoa calm effect? Polyphenols found naturally in dark chocolate respond to brain receptors associated with anxiety. Do get the most calm from your chocolate, the darker, the better. The higher content of cocoa in the bar, the more polyphenols it contains.

Keep calm and eat chocolate.

Glamour says you can get awesome abs without crunches. Do we believe them? Personal trainer David Kirsch showed supermodel Kate Upton how she could get great abs without the standard, awful stomach crunches. 

Kirsch gave Upton a great workout, and he promises that if you follow his routine, plus cardio, you can see results in about a month.

Do you think crunches are crucial for fab abs?

If you live in the Windy City, and you like beer, you’re in luck! Chicago Craft Beer Week 2013 is in full swing.

And if you’re not great at making decisions, let Thrillist’s decision tree make them for you in regards to where to drink some great brews this weekend.

Angelina Jolie just revealed she had a double mastectomy. In this New York Times article, Jolie shares that her mother died from a lengthy battle with cancer at just 56 years old. Jolie was a carrier of the “faulty” BRCA1 gene, which increases the risk for developing cancer exponentially.

After seeing the toll cancer took on her mother, Jolie made the difficult decision to undergo a double mastectomy. In the article, she discusses the entire process that spans three months. But what she does even more is discuss the risk factors and necessity of early detection and genetic screenings to make the most educated decisions about one’s body.

Meet the game changers of technology. These digital artists and architects, such as digital designer Kevin Burg and photographer Jamie Beck (pictured above), are sure giving us a run for our money.

$443,360 is a good chunk of change. It’s also the average amount of money the average full-time working woman will miss out on in 40 years of work due to the gender wage gap.

What this means is that women would have to work 12 years longer than men just to break even, according to an April report from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC).

NWLC calculated the long-term effect of the wage gap by multiplying $11,084 (the earnings gap between full-time working women and men in 2011, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau) by 40 (the presumed length of a typical career).

Things can turn around, but it might just take a bit longer. Read more about the gender wage gap and how it effects you and your bottom line in pay.

For Mother’s Day, what could be better than a pretty pink (and flavorful) cocktail? How lovely is this Raspberry Rose Fizz?

We think Moms everywhere would be delighted to have one of these pretty fizzes in their hand on their special day!