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…4 min read·Jun 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…8 min read·Jun 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…8 min read·Jun 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…9 min read·Jun 8, 2023----
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureThe Chrysanthemum HotpotFood as Community8 min read·May 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…4 min read·Apr 24, 2023----
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism CureThe Importance of Playfulness in Our LivesExcerpted from THE OPTIMISM CURE9 min read·Mar 4, 2023----
Michael Franzblau PhDinThe Optimism Cure31 Ways to Make Your Life BetterExcerpted from: The Optimism Cure5 min read·Feb 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…10 min read·Feb 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…6 min read·Jan 13, 2023----