kind of a magician what’s that I call
myself a psychological illusionist I mix
modern magic with traditional psychology
and when you fuse the two you can give
the illusion that you read minds first
of all Thank You lovey for inviting me
thank you ted X Ames for inviting me
let’s give them a round of applause for
all they’ve done so far I didn’t get a
chance to hear the rest of the speakers
but I wanted to but that’s okay oh let
me give you an idea of what I do first
of all if you’re not a student of Ames
can you sort of raise your hand actually
because doctors kind of terrify me we
try this keep your hands up ma’am what’s
your name in the in the glasses this
stuff the second you join me on stage
and as he does that we’ll give it a
round ago that you taught enough I have
a book with me it’s one of my favorite
books it’s called fatal sins so tell you
about the kind of person that I am we’ll
try something with this list I take the
book and go to the last page of the book
and when you’re dead just tell us the
number of pages that are there so that
the chromecast enjoyed you’ll have to
come very close to my chest do 80 can
you point to someone not somebody you’ve
come with a guy with respect the doctor
I was going to ask you to write
something but then I don’t think that’s
a good idea to do a filler doctor I
wouldn’t understand what you’ve written
can she can you name a number between
one and what did you say 201 can you
name a number between one and 280 73
this tie can you turn to page 73 and
we’ll try this let us know when you’re
there every page in the book would have
about 200 250 words and they’re about
280 pages in that book set up that’s
about 5.6 million words that she could
choose from you’re on page 73 right now
I want you to pick a word on that page
don’t tell us what it is make sure it’s
a nice long word don’t pick something
like an actor off at least seven letters
or longer and not a proper noun you have
something I’ll take the book I’ll keep
it aside so this star you’re thinking of
a word which is at least seven letters
long what do you do this stuff
you’re a PhD scholar well why was I
invited to Ted when you have PhD
scholars and aspiring doctors we try
this okay you’re on page 73 you’re
thinking of one particular world look at
them don’t look at me
and I want you to think of just think of
the first letter of this word for me and
we’ll try this just say that letter to
yourself just again and again just over
and over I might get the first part
wrong if I get the first part wrong
that’ll tell me how they start things
just keep saying that first see how
she’s pushing her lips a little bit of
that is that a P no what’s the first
letter tell me
B Oh P or be sort of similar lip
movement we’ll try this just keep saying
the word to yourself just again and
again and whatever word you’re thinking
of this stuff in your head can you sort
of categorize it into either a name
place and a move thing person of sorts
in your head yeah okay imagine that in
your head whatever it is and close your
eyes for me and keep them closed I write
down which category I think it falls
this up you didn’t have to look did you
did you see what I wrote no okay if you
had to categorize a name place and move
thing person what would it be person
what that is what I have thank you I
usually don’t get applause on that so
thank you which I this think of think of
this word for me now where do you live
this done a we’re in Delhi so they we
are okay so imagine you don’t sleep
they’ve heard which is about seven 800
meters away I’m over here and it’s your
job to shout this word to me so loudly
that me standing over here I can hear
you but you only do that in your head
you keep saying that again and again and
again and keep your eyes closed I show
all of you what I think the word is
that’s a nice word to choose this stuff
I’m gonna count backwards from three
when I read zero in your nicest clearest
public speaking voice I want you to
shout the word for everyone so that
everyone knows three two one zero
bartender it is give the charge more
than the gender back thank you
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so whether that the work is having to do
it and that is primarily what my life is
so 300d good time food I’ve done that a
few times again off in my life my first
memory is my daughter say that point for
me
magic is my passion it is something I’m
very very deeply loved and if you want
to do something you have to do it so bad
they do it happy that you’ve done it
the work is happy to did the work and
the only way you can do that is if you
love what you’re doing whatever you do
if you’re passionate about it you have
to be used operated and that’s sorted
through for your life as well a lot of
times we need people with kids 11 or 12
years old for example which is about
connected I’m kind of magic when you
will never not values will never send
III sorta but went through puberty and
you will school and you start starting
today with your friends and you are
using to do the first question you get
asked me if I was ever lost and eligible
also to be football I wanted to play
football without me I was 11 years old I
used to pitch my school that was
fantastic at it in my 8th grade I was
playing football and this between the
actor and I fell on my back which tend
I had learned two tricks when I was in
seventh grade I go to summer camp I have
to fix that and also the beach my hobby
is magic my profession is football
when the doctors told me that you can’t
again it was hard to love with love in
actively comes Harvick you can’t have
life of love where there is justice and
that’s not just poop your partners or
your work that’s through your family
like well
but they will get your text and you will
feel it awaited them unity you can do
that this is a loop a little left and we
work towards your relationship that’s
exactly the same for your work you love
it it will leave your heart more than
anything else perform that experiment
thousands of times and that was country
so much further and when that started
for me for people I went wrong then as
well with love that inevitably will be
Harvick it was heartbreaking to me when
I was always the sort of attention
seeker which I still AM
but that that even also I wanted to tell
attention I wanted to go up and and get
that it is this awkward it who did get
it for me because I was straining for it
we both would will go up to something
the less the world on stupidity that I
didn’t get it but when I started doing
magic this is magic a minute as well you
get me home
I hate most in the world the moment it
is probably the saddest profession
anyone could be in their whole life
revolves around coming up with these
limited showing them to people for
people and relating them that’s the boy
life competition why I love the ending
and get you
that’s like disconnect is people thought
with this books I might oh yes at some
level that possible remaining job
what’s the entity I hopefully have read
continually dead after football
entertainment my love
I love the idea of walking into a room
of people were really really sad and
when I leave yes slightly happier than
when they were food and I found that I
be honest truth of that is I had no idea
I had no idea why I envy you
is the point is that you have to be in
love with what you’re doing and what is
it – that you will how you’ve got and
you continue doing that and then nothing
that you stop them from making a living
out of it I tell you what I did and this
is what I will hand over to you it would
it might work
what I did I like I said I love my
parents – my friends my family anyone
give you would as I found out the AVA
teenagers are doing – parties when
everyone is dancing drinking
experimenting with the likes of first
time what I was doing was being
introduced to people and they said I am
XYZ I said I am the God that’s what my
life became in performing for as many
people as I could for no pay observe the
and in doing that I started doing all
these and then you – if you fall in love
with someone if any of you who are in
relationship right now or have been
released in the past to know that if you
better if you love someone you begin
doing other things here today
your family’s things like that will
always happen that’s okay for me I
started in going studies so much so that
when I was in tenth grade my three volts
I got 27.1% and my parents were
complicated my books my god my magic
props and said starting to your words if
you do well you get that back and my dad
knew that I am not very good at studies
in you know you were like what were
twenty seven seven thirty five percent
he said if you get leaky percent in your
boats I think I wasn’t trying to online
and I saw that November of that year
there’s ninety to wait helps you mix
it’s unbelievably wonderful products
in-house it used to make tricks for
David Lee and he was actually in Boston
in November of that year I go for it and
next to me I cycle two weeks and my dad
will be very nice Andy Forman
communities and the day result this is
for all of you when you on the day of
your board results it sort of sleeping
not sleeping you’re getting sleepless
nights for weeks and days and you’re
scared just pull the results over time I
were talking to your friends all your
shit in your pants
hi you see my home at 8:30 in the
morning 15 minutes after the Sun come
come come on three weeks at the wheels
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got to go to Boston and attend that
event that changed my life I was doing
tricks with hackathons and I realized
that X bought something I didn’t believe
in out there is they’re magicians around
the world would we be sending the moment
you see a magician the first thing you
see you do is a card trick and you know
there’s something in handle bananas my
first week of performing as much as you
put my spoon ended I going to college
with a sick about it and I started
combing it fast again not getting paid
for any of it I am on stage becoming
being happy the people of watch me
perform that for me was it big enough
but the people have Taylor – who saw me
perform and those people started biting
me for their corporate performances they
have any corporate us something of your
month and they started my
and I start many food it and I affect
very very good because people hoping to
see something that ever done will see
this day I get paid to do it
I’m more than happy yes obviously I need
to get paid now because I’ve been living
but I would happy home to anyone who
wants to see me perform because at the
heartbeat I love it he is something it’s
something that comes and I have to make
a living out of it so I need the money
and it should be when you use well if
you’re motivated by money then you
already pay it is catch my thought process you can disappear