Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
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Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
Creative Choices, Confidence, Playing Guitar - Rhystic Studies
Humans of Magic
1 hour 13 minutes 6 seconds
1 year ago
Creative Choices, Confidence, Playing Guitar - Rhystic Studies
Sam, a.k.a. Rhystic Studies, creates videos about the art, history, and culture of Magic: the Gathering.
0:00 Intro
1:50 Podcast monologues, Twitter bios
7:31 Discord fan interactions
10:39 Recent interviews
14:08 On being a solo act
16:02 Collaboration opportunities
18:41 Creative choices and financial viability
21:17 The indie game developer
22:57 Hbomberguy and taking on epic projects
27:59 Confidence (and experience) trumps fear
34:29 Level-ups as a creator
38:21 "The guitar is the ultimate feedback machine"
41:26 Keeping oneself creatively honest
45:07 What Rhystic Studies is really about
47:57 On being misunderstood
49:27 Guitar talk
54:32 Heat in Austin, TX
56:26 Podcasting in one take
59:35 Productivity systems and removing friction
1:05:02 Planning for future events (and a wedding)
1:08:55 Getting security for events
Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic
Humans of Magic
Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
