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# This Week - May 31, 2014
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2014-05-31/
- Published: 2014-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:10:25.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, casey neistat, design, medium, mills baker, this week, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> My focus is and always has been on making the work I care about. It is an honor to have found a way to get paid to create work like this, something I value greatly. There are no shortcuts. No one is going to pay for your vacation, no one cares, no one gives a shit and they never will. If you want something, anything, do the work and earn it.  
>  
> — [How to travel the world and get companies to pay for it. (Casey Neistat for Medium)](https://medium.com/@CaseyNeistat/how-to-travel-the-world-and-get-companies-to-pay-for-it-25aac0bdfd35?ref=drewshannon.net)

> What if design uses its seat at the table to draw pretty things, but otherwise not pay much attention to the outcomes, the user behaviors, the things enabled?  
>  
> — [Designer Duds (Mills Baker for Medium)](https://medium.com/design-founders/designer-duds-f59c964513ef?ref=drewshannon.net)