This Week - Apr 12, 2013

What are the stories you want people to tell about you?

— Steven Soderbergh on Quitting Hollywood, Getting the Best Out of J-Lo, and His Love of Girls

Life is actually far better than it is in the movies. And it takes longer.

— We are not living in a movie

But then something began to shift: My thin resources started to bump against some serious pent-up consumptive desire. I wanted to buy things, mostly shoes, but also vacations, a dog, organic produce, dinners out, drinks...What I didn't understand when I graduated college was that following your passions wouldn't always be enough. Sometimes you'd want those other things, too.

— I'm For Sale

You have a right to be a creative person. This is a universal law.

— Raskolnikov seeks mentor

Media agency MEC offered a happiness workshop to a group of workers in its Manhattan office. Co.Create looks at the thinking behind the effort and the results.

— How One Company Taught Its Employees How To Be Happier, and What Happened Next