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Secrets of the Superoptimist Paperback – January 1, 2007

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The brainchild of Morton and Whitten, a pair of "seekers of higher truth and optimal sensation" who claim to have received this book's 116 "wisdom transmissions" from a mysterious source called the SuperOptimist, this volume could become the self-help of choice for people who don't read self-help. This quirky, unique primer, categorized on its back cover as "Psychology/ Philosophy/ Great Religious Texts of the World/ Humor," provides more than 100 points of advice for achieving SuperOptimism, defined as "the mental discipline to reframe any situation into a favorable outcome." Centered around three central principles-believing in the preeminence of your own fortune, considering pain a kind of informative "sensation," and removing one's shoes whenever possible-specific "secrets" include: drink caffeine, "compare yourself downward," wear wool, "skip therapy," engage strangers and "tip everybody." The book also includes exercises and appendixes, as well as a handy, all-purpose slogan for 2007: "I can handle it." Whether or not one can, in fact, handle it, Morton and Whitten provide plenty of fresh perspective from way out in left field.
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W.R. Morton and Nathaniel Whitten, the transmitters of SuperOptimism, have been seekers of higher truth and optimal sensation for over 30 years. Individually and collectively, they've studied shamanistic meta-psychology, Zen, wabi-sabi, neuro-muscular sciences, tai chi, literary deconstruction, and various foreign languages.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vitally Important; First Edition (January 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 166 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0977480704
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0977480708
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
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Nathaniel Whitten is the author of several books that defy easy categorization. Among them are "Secrets of the SuperOptimist" (with Walt Morton), which Rolling Stone called “Hilarious” and The Huffington Post hailed as “Highly amusing. Secrets we can actually use,” as well as "The Do-It-Yourself Constitutional Amendment Kit", which Publisher’s Weekly deemed “Charming...edgy...like an episode of The Daily Show crossed with an issue of Mother Jones." "The SuperOptimist Guide to Unconventional Living" will be available September 2022.

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