What are “performance moments?”

Some creative mediums require you to perform for a live audience. When you cook a meal, there’s a moment when you have to serve it. When you sing a song, there’s moment when you have to step on stage. While higher-pressure, these can be great motivators for practice and consistency. 

Meanwhile, other creative mediums like drawing, writing, or filmmaking, don’t necessarily have a built-in live audience. You can draw or paint or write for years, without ever showing anybody. With these mediums, you’d have to create your own “performance moment” to achieve the same level of motivation. You’d have to submit to a film festival, or publish an article, or host a gallery in order reap the benefits of a live audience. 

If growing as an artist is something you want for your life, creating your own “performance moment” is a great way to do that. It will force you to finish your work in time for the performance, and the act of sharing imperfect work will teach you that imperfect work is still meaningful. If making an impact on people is something you want for your art, then seeing people’s live reactions to it will show you what resonates with people.