I have have many, many books. I have DVD's. I'm not asking what to do to learn better tricks. I said I couldn't be bothered to list them all because that's irrelevant. I'm asking for help knowing how to structure my learning so it's not detrimental. I want to know what to practice and where to go from here. I've done beginner and intermediate stuff. I perform for people often. I need to know HOW to practice and how to progress.
Furthermore, I've read my books. I get the "tricks." I get magic. I don't get how to know what I know. Or how to practice so I'm ready. I need help developing my personality.
I have goals. I'm working towards a restaurant gig. How do I structure my routines? How do I present myself?
What I need help with is taking myself from a kid who knows magic tricks to a performer.
I put in hard work. Hours of it. It's just gotten to a point that I feel like I'm circling back on information and instead of PROgressing I'm REgressing.
Now that's alot better. I'm sensing some passion rather than laziness. Notice how you've refined your questions. Notice how your response lets us actually sense your frustration.
Start your journey with the best book on performing -- Ken Webber's Maximum Entertainment. Next, I'd recommend Larry Haas's Transformations -- the subtitle tells it all "Creating Magic Out of Tricks." The first 20 or so pages are pure gold. Larry's ideas about how to create a performance piece are what you are looking for. Depending on where you want to go, there are a lot of other great theory books by Eugene Burger, Robert Neale, Jeff McBride, Juan Tamaritz, Peter McCabe and others.
The books and DVDs that you have are the building blocks. In there are the effects that speak to you - the effects that you just love to perform. I'm sure you are drawn to certain writers and magicians -- for me it is Giobbi, Tamariz and Steinmeyer. There is a reason you are drawn to certain magiciains -- they present magic the same way that you view magic.
I think the key question you have to answer is WHY? Why do you want to progress in magic? If your goal is a restaurant gig, then exploring stage illusions is a waste of time. If your goal is kids parties, then exploring bizarre magic really doesn't move you forward. If your goal is a close up card show, then the egg bag is a distraction.
I'm willing to help you, but only if you are willing to put in the work necessary to focus on your goals.