Jared Steinberg Art
@jaredsteinberg.bsky.social
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Dear procrastinators, you're not lazy. You're misaligned.
You're trying to show up for work that doesn't energize you, in a structure that drains you, at times that fight your nature.
No amount of discipline fixes that.
Adjust the conditions instead. #PerceptualMentorship
You're trying to show up for work that doesn't energize you, in a structure that drains you, at times that fight your nature.
No amount of discipline fixes that.
Adjust the conditions instead. #PerceptualMentorship
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Dear procrastinators, you're not lazy. You're misaligned.
You're trying to show up for work that doesn't energize you, in a structure that drains you, at times that fight your nature.
No amount of discipline fixes that.
Adjust the conditions instead. #PerceptualMentorship
You're trying to show up for work that doesn't energize you, in a structure that drains you, at times that fight your nature.
No amount of discipline fixes that.
Adjust the conditions instead. #PerceptualMentorship
You'll show up consistently when:
The work aligns with how you're wired
Conditions remove friction, not create it
You can see progress without validation
Starting is easier than not starting
You're building something that matters to you
That's when showing up becomes inevitable
The work aligns with how you're wired
Conditions remove friction, not create it
You can see progress without validation
Starting is easier than not starting
You're building something that matters to you
That's when showing up becomes inevitable
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
You'll show up consistently when:
The work aligns with how you're wired
Conditions remove friction, not create it
You can see progress without validation
Starting is easier than not starting
You're building something that matters to you
That's when showing up becomes inevitable
The work aligns with how you're wired
Conditions remove friction, not create it
You can see progress without validation
Starting is easier than not starting
You're building something that matters to you
That's when showing up becomes inevitable
Art isn’t magic first. It’s mechanics first.
Magic shows up after you earn it.
Magic shows up after you earn it.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Art isn’t magic first. It’s mechanics first.
Magic shows up after you earn it.
Magic shows up after you earn it.
A practical studio trick:
say out loud what you’re doing while you work.
It pulls attention out of rumination
and back into the body.
Most bad sessions aren’t skill problems.
They’re attention leaks. #PerceptualMentorship
say out loud what you’re doing while you work.
It pulls attention out of rumination
and back into the body.
Most bad sessions aren’t skill problems.
They’re attention leaks. #PerceptualMentorship
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A practical studio trick:
say out loud what you’re doing while you work.
It pulls attention out of rumination
and back into the body.
Most bad sessions aren’t skill problems.
They’re attention leaks. #PerceptualMentorship
say out loud what you’re doing while you work.
It pulls attention out of rumination
and back into the body.
Most bad sessions aren’t skill problems.
They’re attention leaks. #PerceptualMentorship
When you visualize the finished product before you start, you feel more connected to the outcome. More in control. Master studies teach you this. They're not busywork—they're confidence building. See it first. Paint it second. #PerceptualMentorship
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
When you visualize the finished product before you start, you feel more connected to the outcome. More in control. Master studies teach you this. They're not busywork—they're confidence building. See it first. Paint it second. #PerceptualMentorship
Before you paint, see the finished work in your mind. Visualize the colors, the values, the design as much as you can. When you can see it clearly, everything becomes easier. #ArtistLife #MasterStudy
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Before you paint, see the finished work in your mind. Visualize the colors, the values, the design as much as you can. When you can see it clearly, everything becomes easier. #ArtistLife #MasterStudy
Style isn’t personality.
It’s the residue of understanding your tools well enough
to use them intentionally.
It’s the residue of understanding your tools well enough
to use them intentionally.
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Style isn’t personality.
It’s the residue of understanding your tools well enough
to use them intentionally.
It’s the residue of understanding your tools well enough
to use them intentionally.
Most artists want the “alchemist” part
without learning how paint actually behaves.
If you skip the mechanics,
you don’t get freedom—you get frustration.
without learning how paint actually behaves.
If you skip the mechanics,
you don’t get freedom—you get frustration.
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Most artists want the “alchemist” part
without learning how paint actually behaves.
If you skip the mechanics,
you don’t get freedom—you get frustration.
without learning how paint actually behaves.
If you skip the mechanics,
you don’t get freedom—you get frustration.
Painting isn’t expression first.
It’s drawing accuracy, material behavior, chemistry, and patience.
The magic people romanticize only shows up
after you’ve done the unromantic homework.
It’s drawing accuracy, material behavior, chemistry, and patience.
The magic people romanticize only shows up
after you’ve done the unromantic homework.
January 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Painting isn’t expression first.
It’s drawing accuracy, material behavior, chemistry, and patience.
The magic people romanticize only shows up
after you’ve done the unromantic homework.
It’s drawing accuracy, material behavior, chemistry, and patience.
The magic people romanticize only shows up
after you’ve done the unromantic homework.
The greatest trap of self-improvement is copying frameworks built for people with different wiring.
What looks like laziness is often misapplied discipline.
Wrong tool.
Right person.
#2026Goals
What looks like laziness is often misapplied discipline.
Wrong tool.
Right person.
#2026Goals
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The greatest trap of self-improvement is copying frameworks built for people with different wiring.
What looks like laziness is often misapplied discipline.
Wrong tool.
Right person.
#2026Goals
What looks like laziness is often misapplied discipline.
Wrong tool.
Right person.
#2026Goals
You think your problem is procrastination.
It’s not.
It’s that your goals demand a version of you that doesn’t exist for more than 3 days at a time.
Build for who you are and set yourself up for success in 2026.
#HappyNewYear
It’s not.
It’s that your goals demand a version of you that doesn’t exist for more than 3 days at a time.
Build for who you are and set yourself up for success in 2026.
#HappyNewYear
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
You think your problem is procrastination.
It’s not.
It’s that your goals demand a version of you that doesn’t exist for more than 3 days at a time.
Build for who you are and set yourself up for success in 2026.
#HappyNewYear
It’s not.
It’s that your goals demand a version of you that doesn’t exist for more than 3 days at a time.
Build for who you are and set yourself up for success in 2026.
#HappyNewYear
Most people fail not because the work is hard, but because their life is misaligned with who they actually are.
Keep this in mind as you enter the new year. Make it count.
#PerceptualMentorship
Keep this in mind as you enter the new year. Make it count.
#PerceptualMentorship
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Most people fail not because the work is hard, but because their life is misaligned with who they actually are.
Keep this in mind as you enter the new year. Make it count.
#PerceptualMentorship
Keep this in mind as you enter the new year. Make it count.
#PerceptualMentorship
You don’t need more motivation.
You need fewer internal contradictions.
When your personality, environment, and goals fight each other, progress feels like self-betrayal.
Alignment isn’t comfort.
It’s coherence.
#PerceptualMentorship
You need fewer internal contradictions.
When your personality, environment, and goals fight each other, progress feels like self-betrayal.
Alignment isn’t comfort.
It’s coherence.
#PerceptualMentorship
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
You don’t need more motivation.
You need fewer internal contradictions.
When your personality, environment, and goals fight each other, progress feels like self-betrayal.
Alignment isn’t comfort.
It’s coherence.
#PerceptualMentorship
You need fewer internal contradictions.
When your personality, environment, and goals fight each other, progress feels like self-betrayal.
Alignment isn’t comfort.
It’s coherence.
#PerceptualMentorship
Most people don’t fail at change because they lack clarity.
They fail because they refuse to look honestly at:
• their social patterns
• their avoidance habits
• their emotional blind spots
Self-knowledge is the real bottleneck.
#PerceptualMentorship #knowThySelf
They fail because they refuse to look honestly at:
• their social patterns
• their avoidance habits
• their emotional blind spots
Self-knowledge is the real bottleneck.
#PerceptualMentorship #knowThySelf
December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Most people don’t fail at change because they lack clarity.
They fail because they refuse to look honestly at:
• their social patterns
• their avoidance habits
• their emotional blind spots
Self-knowledge is the real bottleneck.
#PerceptualMentorship #knowThySelf
They fail because they refuse to look honestly at:
• their social patterns
• their avoidance habits
• their emotional blind spots
Self-knowledge is the real bottleneck.
#PerceptualMentorship #knowThySelf
Momentum doesn’t come from doing more.
It comes from clarifying what matters now.
#PerceptualMentorship
It comes from clarifying what matters now.
#PerceptualMentorship
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Momentum doesn’t come from doing more.
It comes from clarifying what matters now.
#PerceptualMentorship
It comes from clarifying what matters now.
#PerceptualMentorship
Today’s move:
I defined one boundary and stopped.
What boundary have you been avoiding setting?
#ProtectYourCreativity
I defined one boundary and stopped.
What boundary have you been avoiding setting?
#ProtectYourCreativity
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today’s move:
I defined one boundary and stopped.
What boundary have you been avoiding setting?
#ProtectYourCreativity
I defined one boundary and stopped.
What boundary have you been avoiding setting?
#ProtectYourCreativity
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I attempted the “Eat the Frog” approach to getting things done. The concept assumes the problem is effort. Most of the time, the problem is I don’t actually know what the frog is.
Know your frog before you eat it.
...that sounded worse than I intended.
#PerceptualMentorship
Know your frog before you eat it.
...that sounded worse than I intended.
#PerceptualMentorship
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I attempted the “Eat the Frog” approach to getting things done. The concept assumes the problem is effort. Most of the time, the problem is I don’t actually know what the frog is.
Know your frog before you eat it.
...that sounded worse than I intended.
#PerceptualMentorship
Know your frog before you eat it.
...that sounded worse than I intended.
#PerceptualMentorship
Most things I avoid aren’t hard.
They’re just poorly defined.
Difficulty isn’t the blocker.
Vagueness is.
`#PerceptualMentorship`
They’re just poorly defined.
Difficulty isn’t the blocker.
Vagueness is.
`#PerceptualMentorship`
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Most things I avoid aren’t hard.
They’re just poorly defined.
Difficulty isn’t the blocker.
Vagueness is.
`#PerceptualMentorship`
They’re just poorly defined.
Difficulty isn’t the blocker.
Vagueness is.
`#PerceptualMentorship`
One practical trick: say out loud what you’re doing while you work.
It pulls attention out of rumination and back into the body.
Most bad sessions aren’t skill problems—they’re attention leaks. #ModularMentorship
It pulls attention out of rumination and back into the body.
Most bad sessions aren’t skill problems—they’re attention leaks. #ModularMentorship
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
One practical trick: say out loud what you’re doing while you work.
It pulls attention out of rumination and back into the body.
Most bad sessions aren’t skill problems—they’re attention leaks. #ModularMentorship
It pulls attention out of rumination and back into the body.
Most bad sessions aren’t skill problems—they’re attention leaks. #ModularMentorship
Playing with your tools matters.
Roll the brush. Drag it. Load it wrong on purpose.
Style emerges when you know what a tool does before you decide what you want it to say.
Roll the brush. Drag it. Load it wrong on purpose.
Style emerges when you know what a tool does before you decide what you want it to say.
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Playing with your tools matters.
Roll the brush. Drag it. Load it wrong on purpose.
Style emerges when you know what a tool does before you decide what you want it to say.
Roll the brush. Drag it. Load it wrong on purpose.
Style emerges when you know what a tool does before you decide what you want it to say.
Style isn’t personality.
It’s what happens when you understand your tools well enough to use them intentionally.
Ignorance doesn’t make work expressive—control does. #CreativeLearning
It’s what happens when you understand your tools well enough to use them intentionally.
Ignorance doesn’t make work expressive—control does. #CreativeLearning
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Style isn’t personality.
It’s what happens when you understand your tools well enough to use them intentionally.
Ignorance doesn’t make work expressive—control does. #CreativeLearning
It’s what happens when you understand your tools well enough to use them intentionally.
Ignorance doesn’t make work expressive—control does. #CreativeLearning
Every artist wants the “alchemist” part.
Very few want the grind of learning how paint actually behaves.
That’s why so many artists feel stuck—they’re skipping the science and hoping for poetry. #CreativeMindset
Very few want the grind of learning how paint actually behaves.
That’s why so many artists feel stuck—they’re skipping the science and hoping for poetry. #CreativeMindset
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Every artist wants the “alchemist” part.
Very few want the grind of learning how paint actually behaves.
That’s why so many artists feel stuck—they’re skipping the science and hoping for poetry. #CreativeMindset
Very few want the grind of learning how paint actually behaves.
That’s why so many artists feel stuck—they’re skipping the science and hoping for poetry. #CreativeMindset
Painting looks like expression from the outside. From the inside, it’s drawing accuracy, chemistry, viscosity, surface tension, and patience.
You earn the magic by doing the homework. #ModularMentorship
You earn the magic by doing the homework. #ModularMentorship
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Painting looks like expression from the outside. From the inside, it’s drawing accuracy, chemistry, viscosity, surface tension, and patience.
You earn the magic by doing the homework. #ModularMentorship
You earn the magic by doing the homework. #ModularMentorship
Continuing yesterday's 🧵 on overcoming #creativeBlock -
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Continuing yesterday's 🧵 on overcoming #creativeBlock -