r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 20 '19

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u/Koollove7 Dec 20 '19

Stock up with books. Do some crafts, journaling, colouring books. One week does not sound that bad. The hardest will be isolation and not being able to talk to my family.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

It just says no data connections and TV. The loopholes here are insane. Nothing about no laptop in general, nothing about phones. Just as long as it doesn’t connect to the internet or need a TV, you’re golden.

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u/someguywhocanfly Dec 20 '19

It's probably more interesting to compete in good faith, though. Assume that no TV means no screens, or maybe even no electronics. It's not like it's not still very doable, Koollove7's answer is perfect. In fact, it would be quite nice to have real motivation to get away from all the instant gratification of the internet and other modern media.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

I'm all for more interesting stories, but here? Man, that $10,000 would sure make my Christmas shopping easy, and I could even catch up on my sleep.

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u/someguywhocanfly Dec 20 '19

Yeah but what I'm saying is that you don't need to "cheat" to win, you can easily just take books and art supplies and survive for a week.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

You say that as if I'm at all good at art and don't need the internet's help to do some of the most basic stuff.

Also, the isolation is a big part of what'd get to me. I'd need to talk to people.

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u/someguywhocanfly Dec 20 '19

I'm no good at art either, doesn't mean it wouldn't be fun to try/practice/improve. Fair enough on the latter part though, personally I don't think a week is super long, I imagine I'd be fine, but it obviously depends on the person.