What The Artist’s Way Actually Is

12-week, self-guided creativity rehab by Julia Cameron.
Core habits:
- Morning Pages – three stream-of-consciousness pages a day (brain-drain, not literature).
- Artist Date – weekly solo play-date to refill the well.
- Theme Tasks – bite-size exercises that shift blocks (fear, scarcity, perfectionism…).
- Sunday Check-In – quick reflection, no self-flagellation.

Think of it as a cross between a journalling boot-camp and a series of slightly woo-woo treasure hunts designed to unstick your inner goblin artiste.

How I’m Approaching It (a.k.a. “The PDA-Friendly Remix”)

Default Rule	My Twist	Why
Do all the tasks exactly as written	Option A / Option B menu for every exercise + 3 weekly skip tokens	Autonomy keeps my PDA brain calm.
Pages must be morning, long-hand	Pages any time (phone dictation counts); 10-min “pocket” version accepted	Flex beats perfection.
One big weekly Artist Date	Micro-date (30 min) or classic 90-min outing	Size shouldn’t block joy.
Media fast (Week 4) = total blackout	Bronze / Silver / Gold tier—pick the level my nervous system can handle	Gradual ≠ failure.
Do the book alone	Notion dashboard + buddy check-ins + body-doubling cafés	External scaffolding = less executive-function doom.