Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureEnjoying The World’s First Fast FoodOur world is defined by speed and instant gratification. Especially when it comes to food with instant breakfasts and microwave dinners…Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureLearning to CookI got married in August of 1961 and moved to New Haven to start graduate work at Yale. My wife had to complete a final semester at Brooklyn…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CurePizza Makes the World Go Around“I realized that pizza is… a way of connecting with the world and with ourselves. When we eat pizza, we are not just nourishing our bodies…Jun 14, 2023Jun 14, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureFood as CommunityA few weeks ago, my neighbor rang my bell. She was holding a plastic bag filled with lettuce. “It’s from my garden, Mike,” she said. We…Jun 8, 2023Jun 8, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureThe Chrysanthemum HotpotFood as CommunityMay 23, 2023May 23, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureBecoming Part of a CommunityOne summer evening, my girlfriend and I went to the New Jersey town of North Bergen to have dinner at an Italian restaurant. As we…Apr 24, 2023Apr 24, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureThe Importance of Playfulness in Our LivesExcerpted from THE OPTIMISM CUREMar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism Cure31 Ways to Make Your Life BetterExcerpted from: The Optimism CureFeb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureFinding Your Purpose in Life“I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is a sort of…Feb 13, 2023Feb 13, 2023
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureA Moving Meditation: Biking Along the Hudson RiverMy alarm goes off at 6:00 AM just as the early morning sun floods my bedroom. I check the surface of the Hudson River below my window, and…Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
