I spent a few hours trying to learn how to gracefully lift two cards off the top of a deck as if I took only one card. A few hours later, I was just starting to

I spent a few hours trying to learn how to gracefully lift two cards off the top of a deck as if I took only one card. A few hours later, I was just starting to be able to tell the difference between one card, two cards, and three cards against my thumb without looking. My conclusion was that I was at least many more hours away from being able to consistently lift two cards and yet more hours away from making it look like one. After trying to learn this one single trick for so many hours, I have nothing but respect for people who can do it on stage.