7 simple tips to rewire your art practice (and brain)
That you can implement today
Hey folks,
Today, I want to share 7 simple tips to help you build a durable art practice that thrives under pressure.
Why?
Because I know from personal experience how hard it can be to maintain consistent creative momentum while juggling life's demands.
Luckily, once you start implementing these tips, I promise it'll become 10x easier.
(I wish I had learned this when I first started out as an artist!)
Here you go:
Tip 1: Start with ONE thing
This forces you to decide what is most important.
Doing everything all the time is a crutch to help you avoid making this hard decision.
Instead of trying to work on multiple projects at once, you have to ruthlessly eliminate everything except your most important project.
This eliminates decision fatigue and creates clear focus that compounds over time.
In Week 1 of The Durable Artist Blueprint 101, I walk you through The OLE Framework to identify exactly what that ONE thing should be.
Tip 2: Work WITH your constraints, not against them
Instead of waiting for perfect conditions, identify your biggest limitations and make them work for you.
Limited time forces hard, but better, decisions. Limited space forces efficiency. Limited resources forces innovation.
In week 2, I show you exactly how to weaponize your specific constraints for creative momentum.
Tip 3: Create your 15-minute studio
Set up a workspace that you can access in under 60 seconds, even if you only have 15 minutes to make.
This removes the friction that keeps you from starting and makes consistent work inevitable.
We work together to design your personal Minimum Viable Studio that works anywhere.
Tip 4: Eliminate
Once you know the ONE thing and how to make your constraints work for you, you need to eliminate everything else.
This builds the muscle of ruthless focus and prevents creative overwhelm from derailing your momentum.
In Week 3 we make this elimination process systematic and effortless.
Tip 5: Practice progress, not perfection
Set a timer for a specific amount of time and focus on making measurable progress, not a masterpiece.
This breaks perfectionism and working your projects to death. It builds confidence through consistent action.
In Week 4, I teach you advanced time management strategies specifically designed for artists to maximize progress in minimal time.
Tip 6: Build systems, not goals
Instead of setting vague artistic goals, create specific systems that generate the outcomes you want automatically.
Systems run regardless of motivation, weather, or life chaos—goals require perfect conditions.
The entire Durable Artist Blueprint 101 is designed as a systematic approach that works when life gets chaotic.
Tip 7: Work with other serious artists
Join or create accountability with other artists who are implementing similar systematic approaches.
Isolation leads to inconsistency. Community creates momentum that compounds.
The Durable Artist Blueprint 101 is specifically designed as a live online cohort where you implement alongside other committed artists.
I hope you found this helpful.
However:
Reading art practice tips alone will NOT help you build a sustainable practice that lasts.
You need to actually put them into practice.
And of course, that's easier said than done.
So if you'd like help implementing all of these tips (and the complete systematic framework), then I'd love to have you inside The Durable Artist Blueprint 101.
Information AND implementation.
Together.
Click here to join The Durable Artist Blueprint 101 Waitlist
The time to begin is now.
Hope to see you inside!
Chat soon,
Colin
P.S. Remember: Your constraints aren't your excuses. Make them your weapon.