How to learn magic

For centuries, magic tricks have mystified and entertained people around the world. Magic tricks are a great way to socialize and make new friends, but you can also use these tricks to impress friends, family, and passersby. Performing magic tricks can improve your public speaking skills, and can even lead to a rewarding hobby or job.

1. Train your manual dexterity. 

A major component of much magic, especially slight of hand magic, relies on the dexterity of your hands and distraction of your audience. Some activities you can do to improve your manually dexterity and make sleight of hand magic tricks easier on yourself are:

• Sewing and needlepoint

     • Learning and playing an instrument

• Painting

• Model making

2. Improve your strength and reflexes. 

You will likely have to practice a trick many times before you master it and can perform it in front of others. Strength will help you persevere, even when your muscles grow tired, and reflex will help you correct errors while practicing and performing. So ways you can train strength and reflex are:

• Cross country running

• Dodgeball

• Video games (reaction/precision based games, especially)

• Racquetball

3. Refine your focus and concentration.

Your mental strength emulates your physical body in that it can be strengthened through training. When you're onstage, you don't want your focus or concentration to slip, resulting in a botched trick. You may want to:

• Meditate

• Regularly exercise

• Practice memorization

• Use concentration exercises

4. Gain insight into psychology. 

In addition to physically mastering your magic trick, understanding a little psychology can help you to have the greatest success when performing. Your tricks will be more effective if you understand the psychology behind group dynamics, perception, and illusions.

5. Locate your study materials. 

This might be a book, video, or website that gives you insights to the mechanics behind the magic. You can locate the magic section of your local public library in section 793.8 (Dewey Decimal system) or section GV 1541-1561 (Library of Congress system).

• Most bookstores stock magic books in the hobbies or games section.

6. Choose a trick that strikes your interest.
You can browse the contents of your study material until you find a trick that captivates and intrigues you. This interest will motivate you through the drills and practice you will need to do before mastering the trick.
It may help if you start with a trick that uses common items, otherwise you may need to invest in the components for a more complicated trick. Some common items used in basic magic tricks include: playing cards, coins, and toothpicks.

ONCE YOU START FOLLOWING THESE RULES. YOU WILL DEFINATELY SEE AN AWESOME CHANGE IN YOU.