Hamish Macdonald

I have to walk away from my laptop.

I like reading a book lying down on a couch or sort of sitting down on a couch and I can leave my phone over there for half an hour, whatever it is, and not pick it up.

Like if I read an article on my phone, I'll be checking my messages while I'm doing it.

I'll be dipping into my email.

I'll reach a boring bit.

But like a Kindle account.

Yeah, look, I don't own a Kindle, so that's the reason I don't own it.

Yeah, I don't have a sort of fat wire against Kindles.

Yep.

Yet.

Yes.

But...

you know, through work, I'm always asked, being asked to write, read books before doing the interview with someone.

And I would say, you know, most of the time now the publishers will send you a PDF version of the book and I might have to do five of those a week.

And it's just, it's too much digital consumption for my brain.

Like I just, I need that, I need that break.

I'm enjoying the sanctuary of having a book.

just a safe physical space for me to engage with a different narrative, fact or fiction.

And, um, it takes me away from screens and I think that's healthy.

I think something.