Wear-a-mask Wednesday: Go the “Full Sonoma”
Most residents of planet earth dealing with the threat of Covid-19 are either sheltering in place, masking up, or living with risk. In Sonoma County, a place that one SuperOptimist…
Category: Art & artists
Feeling cooped up? Feast your eyes on this.
Note: Over the next few weeks, The SuperOptimist will be providing a series of experiments one can conduct on themselves at home. They are designed for the curious, the seekers…
The news is better in French!
Note: Over the next few weeks, The SuperOptimist will be providing a series of experiments one can conduct on themselves at home. They are designed for the curious, the seekers…
Restless? World-weary? Disenchanted? We envy you!
Feeling jaded? Stuck in a rut? Bemoaning a lack of interesting stimuli? This could be just the break you’re looking for. Studies have shown that people who are easily bored…
SuperOptimist Song of Good Cheer!
What is it about blues music that makes us feel better? Doesn’t it seem counterintuitive to listen to the lamentations of a heavy heart and have one’s spirit uplifted? In…
Praise the people who ignore your instructions.
O glorious day! For July 3rd is the anniversary of Franz Kafka’s birth. And yet, we prefer to roll out the sheet cake for his friend Max Brod. If not for…
The only competition worth winning.
It’s clear that humans like creating contests — and picking winners. There’s a huge number of competitions ranging from small local prizes to large international Grands Prix, judging what makes…
Inertia vs. risk: which side are you on?
Conformity is so normalized, we are barely aware of it when we bow to safe, established standards. It’s like a river that wants to stay on its regular course, since…