How to Test Your Craft Capabilities

For most creative fields, learning the craft takes years of consistent practice and study. Maybe you’ve put in the time and effort, but how do you know if your current work is at a professional standard? Whether you’re a writer, artist, comedian, actor, dancer, or other creative worker, is there a chance that you are overestimating (or underestimating!) your capabilities?In the GU Clubhouse, Pat and James discuss a few ways to test your craft capabilities—none of them perfect on their own, but with the potential to form an aggregated snapshot of what works and what needs work in your creative output.Questions for Listeners(Hop on over to the segment web page to leave a comment.)* What do you think is a good test of your creative capabilities?* Have you done the test?* If yes, what did you discover—strengths, weaknesses, something else?* And what did you do with that discovery?For Further Exploration:Thanks for listening to Gifted Underachievers! This post is public so feel free to share it.If you’re not already a subscriber, we’d love to have you in the GU Clubhouse. Always free, no spam, unsubscribe any time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit giftedunderachievers.substack.com