Max Greenfield, I DON'T WANT TO READ THIS BOOK

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Max Greenfield, actor and author of the new children's book, I Don't Want to Read This Book, joins Zibby to talk about how his kids helped inspire this project. The two discuss the effects of dyslexia and why those diagnosed with it often tend to be the most creative people, as well as how this book evolved from the videos Max would film with his daughter, Lilly, early in the pandemic. Max also shares how he got feedback for the book and what advice he has for anyone looking to create art.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:07.1	If you like this podcast, you will love my new anthology called Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids.
0:12.9	Check it out, and you'll hear from 49 authors about all sorts of things moms don't have time to do.
0:17.9	All the authors have been on this podcast.
0:19.7	Also, check out my TikTok at with Zibby and Tracy, my other podcast Sex Talk with Zivie and Tracy.
0:25.8	Check out Moms Don't Have Time to Write on Medium.
0:28.5	And of course, my new publishing company called Zivvy Books.
0:32.3	And now back to our daily author interview site and a quick hello from some of my kids.
0:36.9	Hi.
0:37.4	Hi. Hello. Enjoy the show.
0:40.9	Max Greenfield is the author of the children's book, I don't want to read this book. Max is a New York
0:46.1	born actor who is best known for being interrupted by his two beautiful children, Lily and Ozzy,
0:51.3	as he writes this bio. Max tries to tell them that this is important and to please leave him alone, but neither child believes this, as they are certain that Mommy is the one with the career and Daddy just acts silly on TV sometimes. Welcome, Max. Thanks so much for coming on Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books to Discuss I Don't Don't Want to Read This Book. I like the title of your show.
1:11.4	Thank you.
1:12.2	Is there anything you do have time for?
1:14.5	I mean, I make time for everything, and yet I feel like I never have time for anything.
1:19.4	I don't have time for, here's my question, actually.
1:22.8	Okay.
1:23.4	When you find time for anything, are you overwhelmed by it and then accomplish nothing?
1:31.6	You mean if I actually have like a stretch of time where I don't know what to do with myself
1:35.0	or like time off? Yes. Often I say out loud, what should I be doing now? Wait a minute.
1:40.7	I feel like should I do this? Should I do this? Should I do this? Or if it's like at an appropriate time where I could possibly be doing something like hanging out with my husband or watching TV or something. Yeah, I don't really know what to do with myself. I don't know either. It's a weird thing. I'll get, I'll be like, gosh, I just, I just need time for me. And then like a random window or an unexpected window will
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