{"id":112,"date":"2016-08-08T10:14:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T17:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hengreamaze.wordpress.com\/2016\/08\/08\/the-feel-of-a-real-book\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T05:10:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:10:25","slug":"the-feel-of-a-real-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reamaze.com\/blog\/the-feel-of-a-real-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The feel of a real book"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5831\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.reamaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/73970-1ht9k5nyzuevdrr_44ot3jg.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"743\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.reamaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/73970-1ht9k5nyzuevdrr_44ot3jg.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.reamaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/73970-1ht9k5nyzuevdrr_44ot3jg-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.reamaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/73970-1ht9k5nyzuevdrr_44ot3jg-1024x634.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.reamaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/73970-1ht9k5nyzuevdrr_44ot3jg-768x476.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s been so long so I last held an actual book. Startup life has treated us well and rewarded us with so much. But it has also made life a bit more chaotic. More often than not I\u2019m reaching for that audio book, that ebook, scrolling through chapters and pages on my phone or ipad.<\/p>\n<p>On my recent vacation to Maui, while standing in line waiting for the urinals I had the sudden urge to venture back to that bookstore I passed not two minutes ago. It was a strange sensation. Probably made stranger by the fact that I haven\u2019t even walked into a bookstore in over a year\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It was early and the store was dimly lit. Nothing spectacular. I browsed through the shelves and found nothing of interest. Disappointed, I grabbed my carry-on and headed for my gate. And like clockwork, I pulled out my phone, launched the kindle app and started reading my new favorite book: 100 Deadly Skills, because you know, who doesn\u2019t need to be prepared to disarm a terrorist and stab him in the eye with a pen?<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes roll by and that sensation was back again. The phone no longer felt right all of a sudden. I desperately wanted to read a book. A real book. The flight back to SFO would be about 5 hours\u200a\u2014\u200aperfect amount of time to get through half a decent page-turner. I told my wife to sit tight because I\u2019m going back to the bookstore. She rolled her eyes and went back to her movies.<\/p>\n<p>I spent $10 on a book by Vince Flynn called \u201cConsent to Kill\u201d. Yes, I\u2019m apparently obsessed with killing people (just kidding). A modern spy novel with just the right amount of suspense. By that I mean the first chapter didn\u2019t bore me to death. I spent the next few hours flipping through the paperback and smelling the slightly sour and mildewy paper. Perfection.<\/p>\n<p>I guess it\u2019s not really about what I was reading. I simply missed reading an actual book. It\u2019s liberating when you\u2019re not disturbed every 2 sentences by a notification that rolls by. I could focus on imagining myself as Mitch Rapp (the spy) and engrossing myself in the detailed locales portrayed by Flynn. My phone is great for reading the news and going through short chapters of non-fiction but nothing beats a real book when it comes to fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few days, I kept reaching for that unfinished book. It now sits on my nightstand. A nightstand without a lamp because all I do now is check stuff on my phone and laptop. Shit. Time to go shop for a lamp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been so long so I last held an actual book. Startup life has treated us well and rewarded us with so much. 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