The beauty of going backward.
Humans have long taken pride in their ability to “push forward” and “tackle the challenge ahead.” Yet even if you’re dead-set on getting somewhere in life, there’s much to be…
Tag: secrets of the superoptimist
Mercury Retrograde: what to do when the you-know-what starts flying.
We don’t know about you, but here at SuperOptimist headquarters, the past couple of weeks have been filled with more than our share of unfortunate events: a car battery dying…
Halloween without horrors: Here’s your fear removal kit.
Unless you are an anthropoid or alien, sometime in the last 24 hours you had a moment of doubt, worry or alarm. It might have been fear of losing your…
When nobody becomes somebody: Elvis Presley.
In August 1953, an obscure country boy named Elvis Presley walked into the offices of Sun Records. He aimed to pay for a few minutes of studio time to record…
The more time on your hands, the better.
The other day, a friend who chooses to make art rather than work a conventional job presented his latest creation, a sculpture built from found objects coupled with a backstory…
Behold the answer you’re searching for!
Whether it’s a cure for procrastination, a way to beat the stock market, a method for hacking your brain to achieve total clarity, or the one diet that will help…
How to make $1900 doing absolutely nothing!
While it seems like a contradiction in terms, it takes a lot of hard work to achieve nothingness, as any zen master will attest. But now it’s not only wise…
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…
Forgetting more than usual? You may be a genius!
Recently, a friend of the SuperOptimist expressed concern that their memory was heading south. “I just finished this great book about New York last week. It’s called…uh…oh, my god, what’s…
Three magic words that will set you free.
Whether you’re talking about free markets vs. government intervention, Peloton vs. Soulcycle, or who qualifies as the best rock band of all time, everyone seemingly has an opinion. Some more…