What is Reading Deprivation Week?
Hint: It’s part of The Artist’s Way
Does the thought of prohibiting yourself from reading for an entire week scare you? Does just the thought of it make you nervous?
What if I told you it would also include a ban on social media, email, and Medium? Anyone feeling a little hot under the collar now?
That’s what I thought.
A little over a month ago, I started a group to read and do The Artist’s Way. The Artist’s Way is a book by Julia Cameron with interactive activities for people to release and awaken their creativity. Here is the article I published several months ago to recruit people to this group:
A few key features of The Artist’s Way are that it’s broken down into weeks — each chapter corresponds to a week. It lends itself nicely to being read in a group. Many famous people credit their success to reading, and doing, The Artist’s Way.
I capped my group at 15 people, who each committed a small amount of money to participate. We meet weekly via Zoom, and are connected on…
