Niche Blogs—or Not

Should blogs have a niche?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 21, 2014blogging, writingComment

We Broke the Employer-Employee System

Employers and employees have gotten it all wrong these last few decades, hurting both sides.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 19, 2014business, culture, education, employees, hiringComment

Why The New York Times Has to Wait

Scheduling is the key to productivity.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 17, 2014business, goalsComment

Everything Happens for a Reason

Everything happens for a reason—and sometimes that reason is you.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 15, 2014culture, happinessComment

Forward Momentum

Why we need to feel achieved success to be happy.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 13, 2014business, happiness, healthComment

Careers Last a Long Time Today

Back on my soap box, I explain why schools should focus on soft skills, not specific job training.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 11, 2014business, culture, employees education, hiringComment

Living on the Edge

Where's the balance between pushing our limits and causing ourselves undue stress?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 9, 2014happinessComment

First Dates Mean Dinner

Coffee or lunch do not a first date make.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 7, 2014dating, relationshipsComment

Short Hair Don't Care

In which I learn I've unknowingly made a public statement for years.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 5, 2014culture, happiness, relationships Comment

You Like Work

Why we need work for happiness.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 3, 2014business, happiness, healthComment

Things I Love: February 2014

The things I love in February 2014, from my RoC face creams, to my Roots of Fight apparel, to clothing from Eileen Fisher.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthFebruary 1, 2014fashionComment

Intrusive Questions—Maybe

When is a question too intrusive? Or is a question ever too intrusive? I'm just too socially clueless to know.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 30, 2014communication, culture, relationshipsComment

Education and the Job Market: Resetting Expectations

We need to reset our expectations around education and the job market. The current system is just... broken.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 28, 2014business, culture, education, employees, hiringComment

Journals and Diaries and the Why

Do you journal? Why?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 26, 2014communication, cultureComment

Affection

How do you feel about affection?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 24, 2014communication, culture, relationships Comments

The Fear of Water (Vast and Deep)

My fear of wide and deep water isn't as illogical as you might think.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 22, 2014Comment

Confessions from Strangers

Something about my face or demeanor evokes surprising confessions.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 20, 2014communication, culture, relationshipsComment

Loving My "Flaws"

Over time, I’ve learned to love aspects of myself that I once wasted ridiculous amounts of energy trying to change.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJanuary 18, 2014culture, happiness, healthComment