Make It Easy For You
The one thing I write time and again is how to keep creative sparks alive in day to day living, especially if you consider your routine far removed from your chosen practice. Every segment of my previous post can be its own separate entry, but I want to focus on what is probably the easiest to apply: make it easy for you to start doing the thing (or not, we'll get to that later). This also applies to any activity you'd like to do more of.
We live in an era where everything competes to drain you of your attention and energy, so make it easier for you to write/draw/... than it would take to check notifications (I turn off almost every notification in my phone during the day, and I set all of them off in nighttime). In practice, this looks like this: have a small notebook with you all the time, complete with a pen or two (or any of your favorite writing utensils). Spending your time in front of the TV? Park a sketchbook where you usually sit. Hate spending time priming your paints? Get a travel set if you must. Pin and bookmark your blog dashboard on your main browser. Set up a shortcut. Make the activity front, center, and easy to get into.
This sounds easier than it takes. We often have predilections and entrenched beliefs that may clash with this. I love organizing my files into folders. I like having my spaces in order. But my brain goes out of sight, out of mind. I have to make peace with a little bit of clutter if that means more chance for me to actually get something done. I can put them away when I'm finished. There's also a matter of pride. Why should I get water brushes if I usually paint at home? Why should I get a dishwasher if I live alone and perfectly capable of doing my dishes on my own? It could matter when it's a difference between you actually doing the cooking now or slouching back to your couch muttering "eh, maybe tomorrow". Arrange your living space in such a way to minimize movement if your energy is limited and the prospect of going to and fro kills your spark, no matter how nice it is to have a separate office room and a craft room. Get the guitar out of the basement and right by your dresser. Pick an engine you can delve into right away without setting a thousand little knobs.
Convenience is not inherently evil. It's also not inherently lazy. It is what you make out of it. Take some time to sit down and make a list of everything you'd like to do and why you are not doing it (or what prevented you from doing more of it). Are you avoiding something? Is there any hack you can find to work around that?
However, do not take this as a maxim. Know yourself. You can flip this over, intentionally create fiction, to create small rituals for you to observe to make the activity feels special. For example, I know people who like to begin their writing sessions by sitting down, rolling a desk mat, lighting a candle, and uncapping their pen slowly. They say the whole sequence helps them set the mood.
There's no shame in making it easy (or hard) for you, so set forth and create.