The One You Feed

Will Schwalbe: On the Love of Reading Books


Listen Later

Please Support The Show with a Donation


Will Schwalbe is an author, entrepreneur, and journalist. He is also perhaps the most delightful, interesting and thoughtful person you've come across in a while. His love of books is infectious and as you know, Eric is a bibliophile himself so when the two talk about books and reading as they do in this episode, the result is one blissful experience. Do you love reading? Did you used to love reading but it's moved out of the spotlight of your life? Have you wanted to cultivate a love of reading? Are you looking for some really wonderful books to read? Are you alive and breathing? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then this interview is for you.

He is the author of  Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting and Embracing Life, The End of Your Life Book Club and SEND: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better

 

Omax3 Ultrapure go to www.tryomax.com/wolf and try a box for free


In This Interview, Will Schwalbe and I Discuss...

  • The Wolf Parable
  • His book, Books for Living, Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting and Embracing Life
  • The importance of reading
  • That reading isn't binary
  • That every time we read, we become better at reading
  • How reading can promote empathy
  • How we connect through books
  • The practice of "visiting your books"
  • How he chooses which book to read next
  • The way books can be a bio of your life
  • The primary emotion he has at the beginning of reading a book
  • Live to work vs work to live
  • The freedom to quit
  • The freedom of mediocrity
  • Good being the enemy of great
  • You write the books you need
  • That our devices allow us to rob ourselves of silence
  • How reading is an art
  • The "can't you tell I'm reading" face
  • His favorite books that he's read recently that were written recently
  • Will Schwalbe Links

    Homepage

    Twitter

    Facebook

     

    Please Support The Show with a Donation

     


    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    The One You FeedBy Eric Zimmer

    • 4.5
    • 4.5
    • 4.5
    • 4.5
    • 4.5

    4.5

    2,362 ratings


    More shows like The One You Feed

    View all
    On Being with Krista Tippett by On Being Studios

    On Being with Krista Tippett

    10,406 Listeners

    Tara Brach by Tara Brach

    Tara Brach

    10,442 Listeners

    Sounds True: Insights at the Edge by Tami Simon

    Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

    1,840 Listeners

    This Is Actually Happening by Wondery

    This Is Actually Happening

    10,388 Listeners

    Good Life Project by Jonathan Fields / Acast

    Good Life Project

    3,270 Listeners

    Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield by Be Here Now Network

    Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

    1,442 Listeners

    Therapy Chat by Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

    Therapy Chat

    684 Listeners

    Untangle by Untangle

    Untangle

    833 Listeners

    The Vanished Podcast by Wondery

    The Vanished Podcast

    15,353 Listeners

    10% Happier with Dan Harris by 10% Happier

    10% Happier with Dan Harris

    12,513 Listeners

    Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson

    Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

    2,467 Listeners

    American History Tellers by Wondery

    American History Tellers

    19,004 Listeners

    Business Wars by Wondery

    Business Wars

    12,842 Listeners

    Dr. Death by Wondery

    Dr. Death

    87,908 Listeners

    American Scandal by Wondery

    American Scandal

    18,946 Listeners

    The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos by Pushkin Industries

    The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

    14,396 Listeners

    Dying For Sex by Wondery

    Dying For Sex

    13,244 Listeners

    Mind & Life by Mind & Life Institute

    Mind & Life

    267 Listeners

    Guru: Don't Cross Kat by Wondery

    Guru: Don't Cross Kat

    7,000 Listeners

    The Gathering Room Podcast by Martha Beck

    The Gathering Room Podcast

    658 Listeners

    Against The Odds by Wondery

    Against The Odds

    7,732 Listeners

    We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle and Audacy

    We Can Do Hard Things

    41,435 Listeners

    Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen by Elise Loehnen

    Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

    1,032 Listeners

    The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

    The Mel Robbins Podcast

    20,541 Listeners