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Crack­ing Magic (8) – Checklist

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When doing the selec­tion pro­cess for the mater­i­al in your archive, it is of enorm­ous help of hav­ing a check­list with the most import­ant ques­tions about the item to be added. This list is optim­ized for the cas­u­al per­former and hob­by­ist, the pros will have their own way of doing the selec­tions already.

It is very easy to work with. Whatever it is you want to add to your archives, may it be routines, tricks, props, gim­micks, sleights, books or video mater­i­al, first go through this list and answer those ques­tions hon­estly. Use the check boxes. Finally, com­pare the amount of “yes” with the “nos”.

More “yes” and the thing prob­ably is worth adding. The oth­er way round: bet­ter for­get it (garbage can or bull­shit list). I have been using this check­list for years and it really helps. It makes you think about the stuff in depth, hope­fully improv­ing your selec­tion mak­ing skills.

Even­tu­ally, your archive should change into a sol­id work­ing rep­er­toire with good, effect­ive and usable stuff inside.

You can down­load the PDF-file for prin­tout here:

check­list for selections

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