The Busywork Breakup

Your busywork
breakup.

We’re not breaking up with creativity. We’re breaking up with the busywork that keeps getting in its way.

Nov 14–20: Saturday through Friday, 2026.
7 days: Each day builds on the last.
$10: Any Claude subscription is separate.
Dec 1: Replays and The Breakup Club stay open through then.

Dear Busywork,
we’re breaking up.

It’s not me. It’s definitely you.

I sat down to make one thing. Somehow, we’re choosing fonts again. Hunting for that color. Opening an old file to remember what my brand is supposed to look like.

I still love creating. I’m just done starting from scratch every time.

So this week, I’m putting my brand decisions in one place. A direction I recognize. Colors that belong together. Type that feels like me. And a kit I can return to when it’s time to make the next thing.

We’ve had our moments, Busywork. But I have things to create.

A brand you can
come back to.

Over seven days, you’ll use Claude to bring your colors, fonts, image choices, and simple design guidelines together into a visual brand kit. Then you’ll use it to create something for your business, such as a social post or an email header.

Think of your kit as a reference guide for how your business looks. Instead of choosing everything again, you have decisions to return to. Your taste, your judgment, your brand.

The kit is the foundation. Day 7 is where you use it.

A simple Brand Compass

A short note about your business and the feeling you want your brand to give. You’ll use it to guide your colors, fonts, and images.

Your colors & fonts

A set of colors and fonts you can return to whenever you make something.

Your images & simple design guidelines

Gather images into a mood board that captures the look and feeling you want. Then write simple guidelines for how your colors, fonts, and images work together.

A kit you can take with you

Prepare your brand choices for use in Canva, your website, emails, and social posts. Then make something with them.

Seven days.
One very good breakup.

Each day builds on the last, from finding your direction to making something that looks like you.

SaturdayNov 14
Dear Busywork, We’re Done.
Look at what you already have and write your Brand Compass: a short note to guide how your brand should look and feel.
SundayNov 15
It’s Not Me, It’s My Style.
Gather images into a mood board that captures the look and feeling you want.
MondayNov 16
No More Mixed Signals.
Choose the colors that will carry your brand across what you create.
TuesdayNov 17
Know Your Type.
Choose your fonts and decide how to use them for headings and everyday text.
WednesdayNov 18
Make It Official.
Bring your decisions together into your brand kit in Claude.
ThursdayNov 19
I’m Taking My Brand With Me.
Prepare your kit to use in Canva, other AI tools, your website, emails, and social posts.
FridayNov 20
The Breakup Glow-Up.
Make something for your business using your kit, share what you created, and explore your next step.

You have the creativity. Give it a starting point.

You keep revisiting the same colors, fonts, and visual decisions.
Your posts, emails, and website don’t quite feel like they belong together.
You want to use Claude to support your brand without handing over your creative judgment.
You’re ready to bring your visual choices together and try them on something real.

The focus is your visual brand kit. This is not a full business-positioning course or a deep dive into ideal clients and unique value propositions.

Your creativity
is staying.

The goal of The Busywork Breakup is to give your creative decisions somewhere to live, so every new thing doesn’t begin with the same round of questions.

You’re still the person choosing the direction. Claude helps you bring it together. Your brand kit gives you a foundation to return to.

We’re not breaking up with creativity. We’re breaking up with the busywork that keeps getting in its way.

Mandy

Amanda Grace Design

A few good questions.

What does the challenge cost?

The challenge fee is $10. Any Claude subscription is purchased separately. Any paid subscriptions you use in other apps are also separate.

Can I use Claude’s free plan?

Yes, you can join with the free plan. Claude Pro is recommended because some lessons use paid features, including Design Systems, which saves your brand’s colors, fonts, and guidelines for Claude to reuse. That feature requires a paid plan. Any Claude subscription is separate from the $10 challenge fee.

What if I already have colors and fonts?

Bring them. You can use your existing choices as the starting point for a more complete, consistent visual kit.

Is this about AI making my art?

No. The focus is your visual brand kit and the work around presenting your business. Your artistic authorship and creative decisions remain yours.

What does “use it everywhere” mean?

You’ll prepare your brand choices for use in Canva, other AI tools, your website, emails, and social posts. Your kit won’t automatically update every app. How you bring it into each tool will depend on that tool.

When is it, and how long can I access it?

The challenge runs November 14–20, 2026, Saturday through Friday. Replays are available through December 1, 2026. The Breakup Club pop-up community closes December 1.

What is the refund cutoff?

The refund cutoff is 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Sunday, November 15, 2026.

Seven days · The Breakup Club
Your brand, brought together

Ready to stop
starting over?

Build your visual brand kit.
Then make something with it.

$10

Join The Busywork Breakup

Claude Pro is recommended. You can join with the free plan, but some lessons use paid features. Any Claude subscription costs extra.

The BusyworkBreakup

Your busywork
breakup.

Dear Busywork,
we’re breaking up.