Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova

Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova

Team Simon is revisiting some of the episodes you helped make our favorites of the year until A Bit of Optimism returns on January 27, 2026, with brand-new episodes. We’re rewinding back to August, when talented polymath Elle Cordova joined the show and unpacked how we’re all wired to chase the next spark. We scroll, swipe, refresh, and repeat—but some of our brightest ideas sneak in when we stop chasing, let boredom settle in, and give our minds room to wander. Elle knows the power of that pause. When the pandemic hit pause on her life as a touring musician, she stumbled into new creative territory—making offbeat comedy videos about delightfully nerdy topics like particle physics, grammar, and fonts. Those sketches went viral, and suddenly she was thriving as a social media creator with a devoted following. In this episode, Simon and Elle talk about finding what truly lights you up, pushing through writer’s block, working with anxiety—and yes, Star Wars makes an appearance (because of course it does). Plus, Elle treats us to a live, in-studio performance of her song “Roswell.” This… is A Bit of Optimism. --------------------------- For more on Elle, check out: https://www.ellecordova.com/

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What Mentally Strong People Do on Their Worst Days with Psychotherapist Amy Morin

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The Dating Advice Making Us Worse at Love with Relationship Expert Amy Chan

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Why Trying to “Sound Smart” is Losing You the Room with Strategic Story Producer Rob Willis

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8 Sep 47min

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How to Trust Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion with Love Thy Nader's Mary Holland Nader

How to Trust Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion with Love Thy Nader's Mary Holland Nader

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What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt

What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt

Maybe you know the feeling: everyone around you seems to be getting ahead, and every hour you spend on something "frivolous" — the hobby, the detour, the game on a Sunday afternoon — feels like fallin...

18 Aug 1h 1min

How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 5

How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 5

Every lasting relationship has survived at least a few hard conversations.  But most of us would still rather not have them... So we put them off and tell ourselves the tension will fade on its own...

11 Aug 45min

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