In my field (close up magic) I would tell someone that it takes loads of practice to be good. I would be implying two different kinds of practice that they should do. First I would be implying that they should first, on their own, master all of the sleight of hand and patter that goes with a given trick. The second (and most important) kind would be to then perform for people again, and again, and again. Performing for people is where the real growth hides, and where you make the biggest leaps in your abilities.
A lot of beginners miss this, because they ... (read more)
In my field (close up magic) I would tell someone that it takes loads of practice to be good. I would be implying two different kinds of practice that they should do. First I would be implying that they should first, on their own, master all of the sleight of hand and patter that goes with a given trick. The second (and most important) kind would be to then perform for people again, and again, and again. Performing for people is where the real growth hides, and where you make the biggest leaps in your abilities. A lot of beginners miss this, because they ... (read more)