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# This Week - May 16, 2014
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2014-05-16/
- Published: 2014-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:10:27.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, buzzfeed news, charlie warzel, jack dorsey, medium, this week, twitter, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> Simply: if you have to use someone else’s name or authority to get a point across, there is little merit to the point (you might not believe it yourself).  
>  
> — [Authority & Merit (Jack Dorsey for Medium)](https://medium.com/@jack/80ad140f990b?ref=drewshannon.net)

> Perhaps the biggest lesson, though, came at the expense of my ego. During my week away from email, nobody seemed concerned by my absence.  
>  
> — [What I Learned After Quitting Email For A Week (Charlie Warzel for Buzzfeed)](http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/i-quit-email-for-a-week-and-maybe-you-should-too?ref=drewshannon.net)