The Best Test

I, along with many others, have been called “the best hypnotist in the world.” I cared little for the title, not only because hypnosis is easy and the judges were too old and misinformed to know better, but because the title does not represent any real talent; indeed, how do you measure a skill that is largely a function of another’s ability to respond?

Hypnosis, in this way, is a lot like cup stacking: so easy a kid can do it — yet amazing to watch and difficult to perceive. What we need now, then, is some kind of world championship…