This Week - Aug 01, 2014

Impostor syndrome has become a stand-in for mere lack of confidence, and I find this problematic.

— Impostor Syndrome Is Not Just a Confidence Problem (Alicia Liu for Medium)

I also find that somehow, the way I’m built, the hardest part of my job is simply to shift from one task to the next. The new task is like icy water you have to dive into. The old task is a warm bath. It’s especially hard when I know the new task is going to be really difficult, as half of them are. I always have to brace myself.

— I’m Ira Glass, Host of This American Life, and This Is How I Work (Ira Glass for Lifehacker)

One of the best parts about being a freelancer (or 'Running a One-Person Studio' as I prefer to say) is having a flexible schedule. Yes, client deadlines impose some structure to your calendar, but for the most part (if you’re willing to work strange hours) work and life can blend smoothly together—a haze of business and pleasure from the moment you wake until the moment you inevitably pass out in front of your open laptop screen.

— Productivity Quest: Ultra-Schedule (Jessica Hische)

They want so badly to play startup, to trade on that image of entrepreneurial autonomy, like teens who insist on being dropped off a couple blocks away from the party. But the pitch of Tinder as autonomous is a fabrication.

— Sean Rad Keeps Pretending He's in Charge of Tinder (Sam Biddle for Valleywag)