The Lure of the Break

How valuable can we consider habits if they so easily fall away?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 21, 2014goals, happiness, health, writingComment

When the Body and Mind Disagree on What We Love Most

Why do we sometimes love activities that cause us the most pain and discomfort?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 20, 2014happiness, healthComment

Communal Living

Even though communal living makes a lot of sense, I'll stick to rattling around my big empty house.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 14, 2014culture, happiness, healthComment

Scheduling Spontaneity

True confessions: I schedule spontaneity. (And you should, too.)

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 12, 2014culture, goals, healthComment

Why You Should Worry about Journalism

Why supporting journalism is an important civic duty—and an enjoyable one, at that.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 9, 2014culture, reading, writingComment

Corporate America has a Burn-out Problem

Corporate America is on the precipice of mass burn out if it doesn't quickly correct course.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 8, 2014business, culture, employees, hiring, leadershipComment

Things I Love: July 2014

This month, I love Midtown Reflexology, Bliss Day Spa, and The Wax Spot.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthJuly 5, 2014fitness, healthComment

Best Books I’ve Read in 2014—So Far

A midyear review of the books I've read so far in 2014--and which stand out from the pack.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthJuly 4, 2014books, literature, reading, writingComment

School’s Out for Summer—but Why?

Why do we have summer break? And should we?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJuly 1, 2014culture, educationComment

Male-Female Friendship

Can men and women truly be friends?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 30, 2014culture, health, relationshipsComment

Chain Letters and Responsibility

Why do we still fall for chain letters? And does the Internet era put more burden on us for stopping them?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 27, 2014communication, culture, relationshipsComment

The Work-Life Balance Myth

On why work-life balance makes no sense.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 25, 2014goals, healthComment

How to Prepare for an Interview

As with everything in life, a successful interview is all about the preparation. (Sorry--no shortcuts.)

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 24, 2014business, employees, hiringComment

Fortunate for Friendships

In which I realize many people don't cultivate their friendships. Tsk tsk.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 21, 2014goals, health, relationshipsComment

The Value of Exhaustion

Why it's good to be tired at the end of the day.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 19, 2014fitness, happiness, healthComment

Single Women and Nurturing

Single women nurture each other--do single men do it, too?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 15, 2014communication, friendship, healthComment

Why I’ll Skip the Quantified-Self Movement

I don’t need encouragement, prompts, or prods when it comes to exercise.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 13, 2014culture, exercise, fitness, healthComment

What Business Can Learn from the Henrietta Lacks Story

I love science. And I love business. And as I read Henrietta’s story, I saw new parallels.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 11, 2014communication, culture, ethics, health, relationshipsComment