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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
Would you consider yourself a magic perfectionist? By that, I mean, are you one who is NEVER satisfied with the state of the effects you are working on? Are you ever thinking "This is good, but could be much BETTER?" Are you never satisfied with the status quo? Do you burn the mid night oil working, changing, then re-working your routines to the point where the finished product/result is sometimes barely recognizable from where it started? Are you continually thinking of new possibilities for patter and presentational touches? Are you always thinking of new ways to turn the same effect into a mind blower of epic proportions?
If so then we have much in common...
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
There is no such thing as perfect.
I'm satisfied with some of the effects I've worked out. Not all are mind manglers. Rather that look for "perfection", I need to feel comfortable with stuff and have it fit my style. (as if I have style. HAH!) Others that I feel need a little something extra I continue to explore. Sometimes for a very long time. |
funny_gecko Elite user 436 Posts |
Some say "there is no such thing as perfect"
I say everything is perfect... The fact the trick could be better givs you a goal and you feel good when you reach it. if it was "perfect" to begin with I personally think that would suck |
Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
Every time I perform a piece, I look for where and how people react. When a piece seems to settle into shape I leave it as is till I have reason or insight to re-examine the basic effect and how I might present it.
As you may well imagine this process takes YEARS. Likewise you can understand my disgust at being copied or finding material brought into print without permission.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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RandyStewart Inner circle Texas (USA) 1989 Posts |
Not sure if I'm as much a perfectionist as I am pleased with the improved results that come with repeated practice. In most cases, repeated practice yields me better results with overall effect.
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
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On 2005-09-04 10:52, Jonathan Townsend wrote: "Years" as you said, is indeed the key in many cases. A routine has to be allowed to "age" as a good wine. One must become intimate friends with the routine, and be so totally comfortable with it's demands(technical-wise) that it just flows. This is, of course, a result of something many people despise. I'm speaking of good old fashioned HARD WORK. yes it's sweat and tears, at times. But is this not what separates the "men from the boys"?
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Jerrine Special user Busking is work. 629 Posts |
Using daffydoug's description, yes. I do as Jonathon does, looking for where and how they react, and why. I'm working on the years part, and happily look forward to it. I still hear the old man's advice, "Anything worth doing is worth doing right."
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