The Art Biz Stop Being Busy, Start Being Strategic (258)
Mar 5, 2026
A lively take on the difference between doing busy work and doing strategic work for your art business. Short comparisons show which tasks consume time and which actually move you forward. Practical routines and questions help you schedule real review time. Tips for balancing execution with planning and swapping endless plans for shorter, vision-driven cycles.
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Execution Feels Like Progress But Can Be Directionless
- Working in your business is executional activity that feels productive but can lack direction.
- Alyson Stanfield contrasts daily tasks like posting and fulfilling orders with the missing strategic filter that guides them.
Step Back To Decide Where Attention Should Go
- Working on your business means stepping back to evaluate results, opportunities, and direction.
- Stanfield says this strategic work tells you what to focus on when you return to daily execution so attention follows importance, not noise.
Classify Tasks As In Work Or On Work
- Compare tasks as either IN or ON to choose where to invest time instead of reacting.
- Example: apply to shows (IN) versus weigh which shows match long-term goals (ON); send email (IN) versus build templates/automation (ON).