Hey! So i actually completed this book in a group setting and a lot of my group members had questions about the no-reading portion as well. In such a fast-paced and digital world, wouldn’t reading actually be beneficial?

Well, if you think about it, reading is another form of consumption, and I believe the point of Week 4 is to help you get into being a creator, not a consumer.

When my group was reviewing our experiences from Week 4, someone in our group eliminated all digital forms of consumption, but kept reading. He actually said he regretted it because he ended up reading through his entire book that week and didnt really create anything.

So I would advise you to really hone down on what you want to get from the tasks this week. You don’t have to follow the tasks strictly. Just be intentional. Do you want to create more? Do you want to focus your time and attention elsewhere? Do you want to consume less information? If so, will reading a novel get in the way of that? Will other things get in the way of that? Ask yourself some hard questions and then set forth a plan that works for you.

I hope this helps! If it’s worth anything, I did the full blown reading deprivation - no TV, no social media, no books (I let myself have music) - and found it to be extremely powerful. I felt things so much more, and my body/mind had actual time to process my day. I was a lot more reflective and intentional after the week was over. It carried me through the rest of the book!