No reading :(

Like I said in the last post, I've given up reading for pleasure for one week. I've also given up listening to the radio, listening to the audio books (which is really tough), watching TV and playing video games. Basically I've taken away any fun or relaxing distractions I used to use to fill up my downtime. Now I'm dealing with a lot of silence when my wife and kids aren't around. I have found that I'm suddenly generating a great deal of creative ideas and actually starting to plan a couple of books. And that's after only 48 hours. But I am missing the audio books and I'm also noticing how often I've got an inner monologue rattling around in my head. Last but not least, I'm finding it hard not to cheat a little. If I get a chance to read something, anything, I try to sneak a peek. Like yesterday, I was in a waiting room and actually ended up reading the covers of all the different magazines and papers that were lying around. I didn't pick any up and open them, so I don't think I really cheated, but I did enjoy reading the covers.