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217: Will Schwalbe

February 13, 2018 5 Comments

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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

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
  • Books mentioned in episode:
    • A Tale for the Time Being
    • The Uncommon Reader
    • The Importance of Living
    • Bartebly, The Scrivener
    • 1984
    • Zen in the Art of Archery
    • Song of Solomon
    • Pachinko
    • News of the World
    • The Hate You Give
    • Here Comes the Sun: A Novel
    • The Little Prince

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  1. Rachel says

    February 23, 2018 at 7:23 am

    What were the novels Will Schwalbe recommended during the episode? I was driving, so couldn’t note them, and for the life of me, I can’t remember at least one of the titles. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Eric Zimmer says

      February 27, 2018 at 2:15 pm

      Hi Rachel…they are all in the show notes above now.

      Reply
      • Rachel says

        March 2, 2018 at 8:11 pm

        Thanks!

        Reply
  2. Jaqueloira says

    February 27, 2018 at 11:31 am

    Eric Zimmer, thanks a lot for the post.Really thank you! Much obliged.

    Reply
  3. cunovo says

    March 1, 2018 at 1:13 am

    Eric Zimmer, thank you for this post. Its very inspiring.

    Reply

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