Jared Steinberg Art
@jaredsteinberg.bsky.social
Sharing artist insights, creative breakthroughs & real talk on making art a career. Join my journey - newsletter here: http://bit.ly/3FugyOc
What actually creates transformation:
1. Naming the fear
2. Understanding the pattern
3. Dropping the moral judgment
4. Acting with awareness instead of force
Growth doesn’t come from pushing harder. It comes from seeing clearly.
1. Naming the fear
2. Understanding the pattern
3. Dropping the moral judgment
4. Acting with awareness instead of force
Growth doesn’t come from pushing harder. It comes from seeing clearly.
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
What actually creates transformation:
1. Naming the fear
2. Understanding the pattern
3. Dropping the moral judgment
4. Acting with awareness instead of force
Growth doesn’t come from pushing harder. It comes from seeing clearly.
1. Naming the fear
2. Understanding the pattern
3. Dropping the moral judgment
4. Acting with awareness instead of force
Growth doesn’t come from pushing harder. It comes from seeing clearly.
Most people think resistance is laziness.
It’s not.
It’s a story you tell yourself about who you’re allowed to be.
Once you name the story, it loses its authority, and the behavior starts to loosen its grip.
It’s not.
It’s a story you tell yourself about who you’re allowed to be.
Once you name the story, it loses its authority, and the behavior starts to loosen its grip.
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Most people think resistance is laziness.
It’s not.
It’s a story you tell yourself about who you’re allowed to be.
Once you name the story, it loses its authority, and the behavior starts to loosen its grip.
It’s not.
It’s a story you tell yourself about who you’re allowed to be.
Once you name the story, it loses its authority, and the behavior starts to loosen its grip.
If you keep calling resistance “timing,” “alignment,” or “intuition,” you’ll never notice it’s just fear wearing polite clothes.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
If you keep calling resistance “timing,” “alignment,” or “intuition,” you’ll never notice it’s just fear wearing polite clothes.
My greatest shift in artistic thinking:
Treat photos as thieves, not teachers
Paint the narrative, not the location
Use symbols that carry personal weight
Write about the work during the work
Choosing meaning over accuracy
Treat photos as thieves, not teachers
Paint the narrative, not the location
Use symbols that carry personal weight
Write about the work during the work
Choosing meaning over accuracy
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
My greatest shift in artistic thinking:
Treat photos as thieves, not teachers
Paint the narrative, not the location
Use symbols that carry personal weight
Write about the work during the work
Choosing meaning over accuracy
Treat photos as thieves, not teachers
Paint the narrative, not the location
Use symbols that carry personal weight
Write about the work during the work
Choosing meaning over accuracy
The worst trap in visual art is believing that showing what happened is the same as telling what matters. #visualStoryTelling
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The worst trap in visual art is believing that showing what happened is the same as telling what matters. #visualStoryTelling
Advice for artists, including me. ✅
If you want to:
Stop feeling stuck - Build creative momentum
Overcome fear of visibility - Turn ideas into finished work
Actually become who you envision - Stop treating starting like a performance and start treating it like a practice.
If you want to:
Stop feeling stuck - Build creative momentum
Overcome fear of visibility - Turn ideas into finished work
Actually become who you envision - Stop treating starting like a performance and start treating it like a practice.
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Advice for artists, including me. ✅
If you want to:
Stop feeling stuck - Build creative momentum
Overcome fear of visibility - Turn ideas into finished work
Actually become who you envision - Stop treating starting like a performance and start treating it like a practice.
If you want to:
Stop feeling stuck - Build creative momentum
Overcome fear of visibility - Turn ideas into finished work
Actually become who you envision - Stop treating starting like a performance and start treating it like a practice.
The distance between insight and action is where dreams die.
You have the ideas. You know what needs to happen. You even feel the pull.
But you've trained yourself to wait for conditions that will never arrive.
Momentum isn't found—it's built by moving anyway.
You have the ideas. You know what needs to happen. You even feel the pull.
But you've trained yourself to wait for conditions that will never arrive.
Momentum isn't found—it's built by moving anyway.
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The distance between insight and action is where dreams die.
You have the ideas. You know what needs to happen. You even feel the pull.
But you've trained yourself to wait for conditions that will never arrive.
Momentum isn't found—it's built by moving anyway.
You have the ideas. You know what needs to happen. You even feel the pull.
But you've trained yourself to wait for conditions that will never arrive.
Momentum isn't found—it's built by moving anyway.
Most people don't lack talent—they lack the willingness to be seen before they feel ready.
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Most people don't lack talent—they lack the willingness to be seen before they feel ready.
It's easy to fall into the trap of believing you're a talented artist. You are. But don't rest on the laurels of talent alone. Work your skills & vision daily to keep them sharp with a sketchbook. It's your creative duty to keep your tools sharpened. #perceptualMentorship
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It's easy to fall into the trap of believing you're a talented artist. You are. But don't rest on the laurels of talent alone. Work your skills & vision daily to keep them sharp with a sketchbook. It's your creative duty to keep your tools sharpened. #perceptualMentorship
You keep rehearsing in your head because you think preparation feels safer than living. #NotesToMyYoungerSelf
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
You keep rehearsing in your head because you think preparation feels safer than living. #NotesToMyYoungerSelf
Mindset determines everything:
The person you decide to be walks in differently They make different choices They see different possibilities They move with different authority They attract different opportunities
Choose first. Everything else follows.
The person you decide to be walks in differently They make different choices They see different possibilities They move with different authority They attract different opportunities
Choose first. Everything else follows.
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Mindset determines everything:
The person you decide to be walks in differently They make different choices They see different possibilities They move with different authority They attract different opportunities
Choose first. Everything else follows.
The person you decide to be walks in differently They make different choices They see different possibilities They move with different authority They attract different opportunities
Choose first. Everything else follows.
A degree proves you showed up. Mastery proves you actually learned.
The difference isn't intelligence. It's articulation.
Write about what you know. Teach it. Explain it.
That's when understanding becomes expertise.
The difference isn't intelligence. It's articulation.
Write about what you know. Teach it. Explain it.
That's when understanding becomes expertise.
January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A degree proves you showed up. Mastery proves you actually learned.
The difference isn't intelligence. It's articulation.
Write about what you know. Teach it. Explain it.
That's when understanding becomes expertise.
The difference isn't intelligence. It's articulation.
Write about what you know. Teach it. Explain it.
That's when understanding becomes expertise.
Visualization doesn't change reality. It changes how you move through it. #PerceptualMentorship
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Visualization doesn't change reality. It changes how you move through it. #PerceptualMentorship
You're not stuck being who you were.
You can choose a different mindset the moment you decide to.
Choose it before you enter the room. Choose it before you start.
The person you become is determined by the person you decide to be.
You can choose a different mindset the moment you decide to.
Choose it before you enter the room. Choose it before you start.
The person you become is determined by the person you decide to be.
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
You're not stuck being who you were.
You can choose a different mindset the moment you decide to.
Choose it before you enter the room. Choose it before you start.
The person you become is determined by the person you decide to be.
You can choose a different mindset the moment you decide to.
Choose it before you enter the room. Choose it before you start.
The person you become is determined by the person you decide to be.
The expert and the amateur have the same starting point. One just articulates what they learn. #perceptualMentorship
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The expert and the amateur have the same starting point. One just articulates what they learn. #perceptualMentorship
Momentum is real. It's physics, not motivation.
But you have to actually start to access it.
Most people never do because the barrier is too high.
Lower it. Start. Let inertia carry you.
That's the entire system.
But you have to actually start to access it.
Most people never do because the barrier is too high.
Lower it. Start. Let inertia carry you.
That's the entire system.
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Momentum is real. It's physics, not motivation.
But you have to actually start to access it.
Most people never do because the barrier is too high.
Lower it. Start. Let inertia carry you.
That's the entire system.
But you have to actually start to access it.
Most people never do because the barrier is too high.
Lower it. Start. Let inertia carry you.
That's the entire system.
I have a project I've been putting off for the last few months. It's been helpful to remind myself, "You're trying to build a skyscraper when you should be laying a brick."
Lower the barrier. Not the standard. Just the entry point.
Once in motion, you'll do the work naturally.
Lower the barrier. Not the standard. Just the entry point.
Once in motion, you'll do the work naturally.
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I have a project I've been putting off for the last few months. It's been helpful to remind myself, "You're trying to build a skyscraper when you should be laying a brick."
Lower the barrier. Not the standard. Just the entry point.
Once in motion, you'll do the work naturally.
Lower the barrier. Not the standard. Just the entry point.
Once in motion, you'll do the work naturally.
The barrier to starting is always bigger than the work itself.
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The barrier to starting is always bigger than the work itself.
1/4 🧵
Most people think their problem is motivation. It's not. It's friction.
You're not failing to show up because you lack discipline. You're failing because something between you and the work is making it harder than it needs to be.
Most people think their problem is motivation. It's not. It's friction.
You're not failing to show up because you lack discipline. You're failing because something between you and the work is making it harder than it needs to be.
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
1/4 🧵
Most people think their problem is motivation. It's not. It's friction.
You're not failing to show up because you lack discipline. You're failing because something between you and the work is making it harder than it needs to be.
Most people think their problem is motivation. It's not. It's friction.
You're not failing to show up because you lack discipline. You're failing because something between you and the work is making it harder than it needs to be.
Showing up isn't heroic. It's just what happens when the conditions actually fit who you are.
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Showing up isn't heroic. It's just what happens when the conditions actually fit who you are.
A hard lesson I have learned, after struggling with it for years:
The calendar doesn't care if you show up. Your future self does.
One you discover how you work and align the right system to support it, the struggle ends. #PerceptualMentorship
The calendar doesn't care if you show up. Your future self does.
One you discover how you work and align the right system to support it, the struggle ends. #PerceptualMentorship
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A hard lesson I have learned, after struggling with it for years:
The calendar doesn't care if you show up. Your future self does.
One you discover how you work and align the right system to support it, the struggle ends. #PerceptualMentorship
The calendar doesn't care if you show up. Your future self does.
One you discover how you work and align the right system to support it, the struggle ends. #PerceptualMentorship
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