Suggested Improvements — Week 1: The Void
Questions for Personalization
- What was the last place you were truly, uncomfortably alone?
- Describe the quality of the silence in that room.
- Who taught you that silence was unsafe?
- What did you say when the recorder started and nothing came out?
- What did your critic sound like in the first minute?
Suggested Improvements
- Add a note about choosing a room with a closed door versus open—why the threshold matters.
- Expand the log with a check for physical sensation in the first monologue (breath, temperature, stillness).
- Add a warning against listening to the recording before the week ends.
- Insert a short section on recording equipment that is not your phone, if applicable.
San Michele Reference
“I returned to my useless solitude in the old tower, humiliated and despondent… All was silent as before in the old tower, I was alone with my fear.”
Adicheo Reference
The Architecture of Silence Silence as raw material worth building with, not just the absence of noise.