This Week - Jan 03, 2014

A lot of things don’t need to be intellectualized: 'because I want to' is often a good enough reason.

— Some Lessons I Learned in 2013 (Frank Chimero)

Some will ask if the NFL has a problem with institutionalized homophobia. I don't think it does. I think there are homophobic people in the NFL, in all positions, but that's true for society as well, and those people eventually get replaced. All we can do is try to expose their behavior when we see it and call them to account for their actions.

— I Was An NFL Player Until I Was Fired By Two Cowards And A Bigot (Chris Kluwe for Deadspin)

No one wants to be branded as a hipster so they just kick the word over to a similar-but-slightly-different sub-type of hipster. Who are we even really talking about when we talk about hipsters? Any semi-educated reasonably young person who didn’t play collegiate sports and doesn’t buy Costco-brand jeans? Great, we’ve narrowed the field down to eleventy million people. Some of the hipster stereotypes don’t even make sense...

— Please, God, Let 2014 Be The Year We Retire The Word "Hipster" (Dan Ozzi for Vice)

Preventing burnout is part of your job. Staying well rested is part of your job. Sleep and exercise help, but occasional extended breaks are essential too, and their benefits on creativity, productivity, and happiness are well documented.

— Vacations are for the weak (Seth Bannon)