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Time spent practicing?
- Thread starter keith1569
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Can I ask you to elaborate on your point? Why, what influenced you to say that?
-Sam H
or that some of us suffer some insomnia and have wonderful time management skills.
yeah! its practice in 2 ways..
1.) practice move in general
2.) practice performing/people skillZ =P
glad someone realized that =)
In a way I agree with Steerpike here.
Speaking about cardistry specifically as it's known in this community, it differs from magic in the way that generally it is not performed on its own to spectators.
When was the last time you went out and performed flourishes to spectators? And flourishes on their own - not accompanying your magic.
Therefore, my point is that you aren't practising by performing. Because (I hope), no-one really flourishes in the place of doing magic.
I'm not talking about card manipulation in the ways that Jeff McBride / Dan Sperry, etc. would do it. That's separate. I mean cardistry.
I can promise that post probably made no sense.
-Sam H
Just like Mattgic and MaXim, I don't practise per se, so it's very hard to put a time schedule on it. But I have cards in my reach form the moment I wake up to the moment I start sleeping.
So I just don't think about it anymore. ITs gotten to a point where I am comfortable with the deck in hand, flourishing without looking, any thing really. Its a bit like a second nature to me.
My advice?
Ignore your question, and the hundreds of answers bound to come. Just keep a deck of cards in your hands and live life with it at your side.
Like Steerpike and Sam have (tried
) to say, Its not about putting a time schedule on it. Live life. Try to have a deck in hand for as much confortable time as possible, in the bus, the train - anywhere. When you go perform, perform!
Then go back, sit there, absorb advice - and keep practisin'
Gustav
So I just don't think about it anymore. ITs gotten to a point where I am comfortable with the deck in hand, flourishing without looking, any thing really. Its a bit like a second nature to me.
My advice?
Ignore your question, and the hundreds of answers bound to come. Just keep a deck of cards in your hands and live life with it at your side.
Like Steerpike and Sam have (tried
) to say, Its not about putting a time schedule on it. Live life. Try to have a deck in hand for as much confortable time as possible, in the bus, the train - anywhere. When you go perform, perform!Then go back, sit there, absorb advice - and keep practisin'
Gustav
I seriously doubt that anybody here was thinking that.
They practice constantly because they haven't performed for anything outside of a webcam since day one.
Why practice if you're not going to perform?
It makes sense for cardistry, but why practice magic if you're not going to perform?
That's just a waste of time and money.
Note, I'm not arguing with you, just asking some questions to back up your statement
I love it when people take generalizations personally.
Why bother asking me such a question if you're just going to dismiss me immediately afterward?
Meaning there's at least one person here who knows what I'm getting at. Or at least has an idea of what I'm getting at.
Take it personally? Hardly - I don't care what you think as you seem to be quite the ass 9/10. You don't affect my life or how I live it and you never will, I'm simply stating that you shouldn't generalize when it's clearly wrong.
And yet... here you are.
Let's mind our language, shall we? I haven't made any personal attacks because I'm not interested in fighting. But if you would like to start... well, it's out of my hands what happens from there.
I've not seen evidence to prove me wrong. This is the internet. A person's word isn't good enough. So until I see recorded performances and photocopied invoices from past performances, I'm afraid I'm going to remain incredulous.
(sigh) Someone who doesn't automatically believe that people on the internet are always telling the truth about their accomplishments. What is this world coming to?
Edited. Clearly because I see no point to say anything more to you Steerpike.
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If you acknowledge that you have nothing to prove, then that's probably the smartest thing you've said to me yet.
Understand that was a compliment.
You opened your mouth. Yes you do.
Shifting the burden of proof doesn't help anyone or anything. It actually hurts your case by making you look foolish.
You said you can produce video proof that I'm dead wrong. At least, about you. If you want to produce it, go right ahead. I won't stop you.
If you don't want to produce it, then try saying something of value.