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# This Week - Jun 20, 2015
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2015-06-20/
- Published: 2015-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:10:01.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, austin kleon, dylan nord, find your fast, ghostly international, john siracusa, medium, merlin mann, podcasts, reconcilable differences, sam valenti, specialized, this week, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> We can’t all run away, join the circus, sail off into the horizon, or go to space, but each and everyone of us can make an effort to cut time away from the things we don’t enjoy and spend more time on the things we do.  
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> — [(Dylan Nord for Find Your Fast)](http://findyourfast.tumblr.com/post/121657077569/this-is-another-post-about-a-bike-ride-an-after?ref=drewshannon.net)

> This allure of an omniscient voice, or a persona who can anticipate what you need to hear (and feel) is only earned by having skin in the game. There has to be risk involved: Anna Wintour can’t pick a dud without potential damage to her image. To be a curator, you must be placing yourself on the line.  
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> — [Last Life A DJ Saved My Night (Sam Valenti for Medium)](https://medium.com/@drip/last-life-a-dj-saved-my-night-802b1f7f17a5?ref=drewshannon.net)

> A couple of years ago, I was getting sent this article, ‘Creative People Say No,’ at least twice a day. The idea was that creative geniuses say ‘no’ to a lot of requests (like, a psychology professor researching processes of creative genius) in order to get their work done, so if you want to be a creative genius, you have to say no a lot so you can get your work done. A bunch of people asked me what I thought about it, and I said, ‘It’s good advice for the rich and famous. Creative people say yes until they have enough work that they can say no.’  
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> — [How to graciously say no to anyone (Austin Kleon for Austin Kleon)](http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/120472862666?ref=drewshannon.net)

2 of my favorite podcasters, [John Siracusa](http://hypercritical.co/?ref=drewshannon.net) and [Merlin Mann](http://www.merlinmann.com/?ref=drewshannon.net), have finally joined forces to create a podcast together. It might not make a ton of sense if you’re not familiar with their previous work, but I’m in nerd heaven. [Reconcilable Differences.](http://www.relay.fm/rd?ref=drewshannon.net)