You Don’t Hate Classics. You’re Just Reading Them Wrong.

This month’s members-only freebie: two reading paths, the “DNF permission framework,” and a plan you’ll actually follow.

This month’s members-only freebie: a no-BS roadmap, two reading paths, and the DNF framework that ends the guilt.

• 🧭 Pick your reader type (Momentum vs Deep End) and stop guessing what you “should” read

• 🔥 Follow a 3-, 6-, or 12-month plan built for real life, not imaginary leisure time

• 🧨 Use the DNF Permission Framework so you quit the right books fast and keep reading the good ones

There’s a specific kind of frustration that only classic readers understand.

It’s not “this book is bad.”
It’s “everyone says this is brilliant and I feel like I’m chewing cardboard.”

And then we do the worst possible thing. We blame ourselves.

We assume we’re not smart enough, disciplined enough, patient enough. When honestly? A lot of the time we’re just reading classics the way we were trained to read them. Like it’s a moral test.

So I made something different.

Introducing: The Classic Books Reading Roadmap (Members Freebie)

This is the guide I wish I’d had before I wasted weeks forcing myself through books I didn’t even like, just to earn invisible gold stars from the imaginary Literature Police.

It’s built around one simple idea:

There are two valid ways to read classics.
And if you’re using the wrong one for your personality (or your current season of life), everything feels harder than it needs to.

Inside the Roadmap, you’ll get:

1) A quick “Reader Type” quiz
So you know if you’re a Build Momentum reader (start accessible, stack wins) or a Jump in the Deep End reader (you like the hard stuff, bring it on).

2) The expanded guide to the 10 classics that actually hold up
Not just titles, but what to expect, how to read them, and what to read next depending on what you loved.

3) What to do with the books that didn’t make the “slaps” list
A strategic approach. Not shame.
Some books are “brilliant but dense.” Some are “too much [thing].” Some are “existentially exhausting.” The Roadmap tells you when to attempt them and how to survive them.

4) Real reading plans: 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Because vibes are not a plan. And most of us need a plan.

5) The DNF Permission Framework
This is the part I’m proudest of.
Because the fastest way to quit reading is to force yourself through books you hate. Classics included.

If you’ve ever thought, “I want to read classics, but I don’t know where to start,” this is the answer.

If you’ve ever thought, “I start them, stall out, and then feel dumb,” this is also the answer.

And if you’re a paid member, this is your freebie for the month.

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Download: The Classic Books Reading Roadmap

Paid members can download below.
(And yes, you’ll get lifetime access as it gets updated.)

If you’re on the free side and you’re thinking, okay wait I actually need that…
this is exactly why I do members-only downloads like this. It’s not fluff. It’s the tool.

👇 Download button below (members only)