Superoptimist

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Superoptimist has two potential meanings. One is a class of sailboat.

The other "superoptimism" is a school of philosophy that argues that an "always positive" outlook is possible, even under the most dire circumstances. Hence, a superoptimist is a person who has learned the self-help mental discipline to reframe any situation into a favorable outcome, whereas a garden variety optimist only hopes for a favorable outcome. The superoptimist outlook asks, “Are you willing to change for the better the way you perceive every person, object, situation, and animal in your life?” Superoptimism uses radical re-framing as a method and borrows in part from quasi-logical traditions of Eastern thought, notably the illogic of the Zen koan and modern Buddhist spirituality, i.e. the writings of the late Chögyam Trungpa (‘’Crazy Wisdom’’ & other Shambala titles). Two American popularizers of superoptimism are authors W.R. Morton and Nathaniel C. Whitten.