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# This Week - Jul 24, 2015
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2015-07-24/
- Published: 2015-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:09:58.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, digiday, firstlook.org, gawker, glenn greenwald, heather havrilesky, isaac morehouse, max read, medium, reddit, shareen pathak, the cut, this week, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> It’s amazing how many layers of subtle pressure, guilt, manipulation, expectation, and people-pleasing our desires are wrapped up in. Unwrapping this mess and getting to the core — the real you, with your real, unique desires — is tough work, and requires a lot of ‘no’ along the way.  
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> — [How I Learned to Get a Lot Done Without Being Busy (Isaac Morehouse for Medium)](https://medium.com/on-breaking-the-mold/how-i-learned-to-get-a-lot-done-without-being-busy-7989f7b300de?ref=drewshannon.net)

> I LOVE BAKING CAKES. I HAVE FEELINGS. I AM NOT COOL. I WILL NEVER BE COOL. I AM MADE OF MAGIC.  
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> — [Ask Polly: I’m 36—Did I Miss My Chance for Love? (Heather Havrilesky for The Cut)](http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/07/ask-polly-im-36did-i-miss-my-chance-for-love.html?ref=drewshannon.net)

> **How do you spot them?**  
>  
> Anybody who talks big in meetings with big statements but doesn’t follow up. On the other hand, there are some that are quiet and 'thinking' throughout and say 'let’s think on that' because they have no idea what’s going on. The worst are thought-leaders. I always think what a great job they have, 'leading thought.' Wow. What does their Monday morning look like? They think so big they can never be accountable. I think every company needs to have like a chief bullshit officer to sniff those people out.  
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> — [Confessions of a frustrated marketer (Shareen Pathak for Digiday)](http://digiday.com/brands/confessions-agency-expat-turned-client-easier-fraud-agency/?ref=drewshannon.net)

> I’m writing because the justification for this story offered by Gawker editor-in-chief Max Read is utterly laughable, and it’s grounded in a premise that is very common when people want to wallow in others’ private lives, yet incredibly toxic.  
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> — [Max Read’s Moralizing Justification for Gawker’s Vile Article (Glenn Greenwald for FirstLook.Org)](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/17/max-reads-justification-gawkers-incomparably-vile-article/?ref=drewshannon.net)