Uncapped with Jack Altman
· Jack Altman, Tobi Lutke
[00:00:00] S0: I think others have felt this too, but I’ve been struggling more to read. Partially it’s a stage of life thing, but partially I think the internet is making my brain loops too short, and partially I think I am in a head space where I want every minute to be productive. So it’s hard for me to read a book for joy, and I need to figure out how to get through that. But you seem to have figured out how to— [00:00:00] S1: It’s the job of an author to make you keep reading. This is an important mental switch. If you read a book and it just doesn’t capture you, that’s not because you’re broken. It’s because the author didn’t manage to do the thing that they set out to do. I have an advantage—disadvantage? I guess advantage at this point—of being out of cycle with my wife, who is also a light sleeper. I just go to bed when she wants, which is way too early. Usually like at 10:00 or something crazy. I’m a night owl. I don’t need a lot of sleep, luckily. So I have hours of reading time, and the Kindle is not that bright, doesn’t wake her up. Therefore I have a couple hours of reading time. [00:00:00] S0: You’re not doom scrolling on Twitter like the rest of us. [00:00:00] S1: I really am a huge fan of the Kindle, not because it’s great, but because it isn’t. It’s such a limited but actually single-purpose device. I find that wonderful. I find books just to be so remarkable. [00:00:00] S0: They’re like going to the gym. When you read a book, I’m like, “I got to be reading more books.” Life just pulls us all.
· Jack Altman, Tobi Lutke
[00:00:00] S0: They’re like going to the gym. When you read a book, I’m like, “I got to be reading more books.” Life just pulls us all. [00:00:00] S1: It’s best to have some ritual or some dedicated time for it. If you can pull it off, that’s just great and it is books for me. [00:00:00] S0: Tobi, this was an absolute pleasure. Thank you for making time for this. [00:00:00] S1: This was really fun. Thanks so much for having me.