Crack­ing Magic (8) — Checklist

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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