You're Not A Magician If You Only Know How The Trick Is Done

In the 1990's Street Magic became popular and like many people I wanted to learn how how many of the effects were done, So I watched videos, paid for props and practiced. When I got good enough I performed a few card tricks and flourishes and enjoyed seeing the looks of genuine puzzlement. When I saw other people show some of their magic stuff I noticed a person here or there would like to 'publicly ruin' the effect by correctly or incorrectly guessing to all how the trick was done.

I decided at this point that I wouldn't do the same because I knew the practice involved and how hard it was to perform, without making a mistake. It really Irked me that some people would get enjoyment or make themselves feel clever outing the magician even though they couldnt perform the trick themselves.

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"Master the Basics"

So what does this have to do with anything..........

Well, If you're like me and I think that you are, you want to absorb all the information you can but you never really Learn the material.

Catch yourself if you say or think things like....

'yeah I know all about digital marketing', I watched a youtube video on that

'yeah Seo I know how to do that', I read a blog

' customer service, yes I know all about that', I worked for 6 months in a hotel

So what's the takeaway.........

  • Be aware you won't know what you dont know!
  • The first steps in making progress is knowing that you don't know
  • Knowing how something is roughly done is not the same as being able to do it like a master
  • Watching a video doesn't make you an expert
  • Having a few months of experience doesn't automatically make you a master
  • You can only really call yourself a magician if you can perform a trick consistently well and someone can't tell how it's done

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Don't be afraid of the man who has practised 10,000 punches, once. Be afraid of the man who has practised one punch 10,000 times.