The Magic of Practice : How we see people in Action

The external view of a person practicing some skill is magical to audience.

Normal Skills of some people seem as Magical Skills to others

You may recall when you saw that guy at the restaurant who could simply memorize all your orders including side dishes, salads and soap for all your family members’ dinner.

How did you feel when you saw him taking the order and repeat it once after you say it and hopefully you get what you actually ordered?

You sure had that same feeling many times when you have watched other people at different jobs and passions. Pilots, surgeons, clerks, accountants, tennis players and many other examples.

You may look magical to others too

Even you may have been looked upon by others who may see you for the first time and watch what you do for living or as a hobby.

They may not believe what they see with their eyes at first, but after they are acquainted with what you do or after you explain the details for them they get the understanding that it’s completely normal.

They would think that you are only doing your job or your hobby.

That way of thinking can happen to you at any field of practice you may notice for the first time. Also you may come to meet people who do simple or ordinary jobs but they do it with extraordinary set of skills.

Niccolò Paganini.

I’ve been always thinking of this way of magical-like practice of ordinary people at their ordinary jobs. But the idea was concluded in my mind when I came across the story of Niccolò Paganini.

The story told about him can be thought of as purely magic even for the people who have seen it with their own eyes at the time it happened.

In one event, he was performing and three strings failed under pressure of his hand. Paganini could play the violin with only one string as good plays it with the four strings.

That was the famous story that all people know it. The infamous story has been told by Paganini himself that he has been asked to perform on a violin with only one string.

This gave him the ability to deeply practice something that looked completely magical to people having no knowledge about his practice.

The only reasonable explanation we all have is that he must have had this innate talent that extraordinary people only have.

Magic for the rest of us

I believe that every one of us – the humans – has that kind of secret and so specific talent in one of the skills and he can reach the world top expert level if only he could invest time and devotion into it.

Now it's your turn to just look for the thing you can convince yourself that you are gifted in and then start to devote the time and effort to it.

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