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# This Week - Oct 31, 2014
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2014-10-31/
- Published: 2014-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:10:09.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, 99u, brain pickings, erika anderson, femsplain, leah reich, maria popova, medium, this week, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> Maybe it will work out between us, or maybe we’ll just add something to each other’s days before the track meet comes to a close, the times are tallied and medals awarded.  
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> — [Everyone On Tinder Is My Boyfriend (Erika Anderson for Femsplain)](http://femsplain.com/everyone-on-tinder-is-my-boyfriend/?ref=drewshannon.net)

> I think that word 'should' in our internal narratives is very toxic—this notion of, 'what should I be doing?' and it’s always pegged to some sort of expectation, whether it’s self-imposed or external or a combination of the two. It’s hard to balance those expectations of what you should be doing with what you want to be doing.  
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> — [Maria Popova: Staying Present and Grounded in the Age of Information Overload (Maria Popova for 99u)](http://99u.com/articles/29651/maria-popova-staying-present-and-grounded-in-the-age-of-information-overload?ref=drewshannon.net)

> Pizza is for always.  
>  
> — [Grocery List (Leah Reich for Medium)](https://medium.com/a-year-of-wednesdays/grocery-list-a959d1808770?ref=drewshannon.net)