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#679: Simon Coronel, World Champion of Magic — Quitting the Day Job, The Delights of the Magic Castle, Finding Glitches in Reality, Learning How to Use Your Own Brain, and Worshiping at the Altar of Wonder

The Tim Ferriss Show

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How to Be an Honest Liar

I've had this maybe fascination from a distance with magic for a long time, but I've never jumped into it. There is so much more in there than you can imagine. The Gothic Castle is a perfect parody of the Magic Castle. It's kind of like when your musician is talking about spinal tap and then getting lost backstage and not being able to get through the curtains. Exactly. This person knew. Joe Bluth, Arrested Development is that for magic. And struggling really badly, I realized that even the best magicians don't become David Copfield or Pennantella or Shindelim,. You know what hit me? I'm trying to work out my long-term

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