Oz Pearlman
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million dollar question right I wouldn't be in business if everybody knew that's kind of well okay even better how did you learn how to do this kind of thing so I started with books and then there's some videos but it's a very esoteric tell you that's applicable they give you a series of foundational things like right almost everybody who becomes a mentalist stars a magician it's kind of like if you're a doctor you gotta be a doctor before you become a plastic surgeon so there's this core set of skills that you utilize and
million dollar question right I wouldn't be in business if everybody knew that's kind of well okay even better how did you learn how to do this kind of thing so I started with books and then there's some videos but it's a very esoteric tell you that's applicable they give you a series of foundational things like right almost everybody who becomes a mentalist stars a magician it's kind of like if you're a doctor you gotta be a doctor before you become a plastic surgeon so there's this core set of skills that you utilize and
million dollar question right I wouldn't be in business if everybody knew that's kind of well okay even better how did you learn how to do this kind of thing so I started with books and then there's some videos but it's a very esoteric tell you that's applicable they give you a series of foundational things like right almost everybody who becomes a mentalist stars a magician it's kind of like if you're a doctor you gotta be a doctor before you become a plastic surgeon so there's this core set of skills that you utilize and
To know how to fool people. Right. To know how people think.
To know how to fool people. Right. To know how people think.
To know how to fool people. Right. To know how people think.
Right. Think about you. If I taught you a car trick right now, there's always a level of deception. Oh, that's light of hand. Well, there's tricks called self-working tricks where you don't need to do any sleight of hand. OK. They work by themselves as long as you follow the instructions like IKEA furniture, like step one, step two, step three.
Right. Think about you. If I taught you a car trick right now, there's always a level of deception. Oh, that's light of hand. Well, there's tricks called self-working tricks where you don't need to do any sleight of hand. OK. They work by themselves as long as you follow the instructions like IKEA furniture, like step one, step two, step three.
Right. Think about you. If I taught you a car trick right now, there's always a level of deception. Oh, that's light of hand. Well, there's tricks called self-working tricks where you don't need to do any sleight of hand. OK. They work by themselves as long as you follow the instructions like IKEA furniture, like step one, step two, step three.
Work people in a certain way to do the right thing is versus something. I'm not doing that. You're like, oh, what do I do right now? Right. You have to know how to finesse people. You have to influence people effectively. And so that same stuff within magic almost always applies to props. You need a thing to do the trick.
Work people in a certain way to do the right thing is versus something. I'm not doing that. You're like, oh, what do I do right now? Right. You have to know how to finesse people. You have to influence people effectively. And so that same stuff within magic almost always applies to props. You need a thing to do the trick.
Work people in a certain way to do the right thing is versus something. I'm not doing that. You're like, oh, what do I do right now? Right. You have to know how to finesse people. You have to influence people effectively. And so that same stuff within magic almost always applies to props. You need a thing to do the trick.
Now, it could be a regular deck of cards, in which case you're loitering slights, but also there's gimmicks, right? There's tricks you can buy at stores, which when I was a kid, I'm like, oh, teenager, I'm like, get me the next gimmick. But then to get better, you start being able to do stuff impromptu, right? That's when you kind of hit another level where I don't need stuff.
Now, it could be a regular deck of cards, in which case you're loitering slights, but also there's gimmicks, right? There's tricks you can buy at stores, which when I was a kid, I'm like, oh, teenager, I'm like, get me the next gimmick. But then to get better, you start being able to do stuff impromptu, right? That's when you kind of hit another level where I don't need stuff.
Now, it could be a regular deck of cards, in which case you're loitering slights, but also there's gimmicks, right? There's tricks you can buy at stores, which when I was a kid, I'm like, oh, teenager, I'm like, get me the next gimmick. But then to get better, you start being able to do stuff impromptu, right? That's when you kind of hit another level where I don't need stuff.
I can do stuff with anything. You know, I could do stuff. It's like a good story for my book that I'm writing right now, but it's like where I just needed anything around. I was like, I end up in jail for a weekend. It's a long story, but like in jail one weekend, stupid weekend. But I walk in there by myself and I I should have been out that day.
I can do stuff with anything. You know, I could do stuff. It's like a good story for my book that I'm writing right now, but it's like where I just needed anything around. I was like, I end up in jail for a weekend. It's a long story, but like in jail one weekend, stupid weekend. But I walk in there by myself and I I should have been out that day.
I can do stuff with anything. You know, I could do stuff. It's like a good story for my book that I'm writing right now, but it's like where I just needed anything around. I was like, I end up in jail for a weekend. It's a long story, but like in jail one weekend, stupid weekend. But I walk in there by myself and I I should have been out that day.