Factoring: The magic method

I typically teach the box method when factoring. You can find the link for the box resource here. But this year, I was introduced to what I call the magic method. First, I would like to state how peeved I am that I did not documents this method when I discovered it in high school. 

Follow this steps on the side and the scary, a does not equal 1, becomes simple again!  It is magic!  (At least that is what I tell my students).  Some still prefer the box, others prefer the gcf method using parentheses, but for most, this method stole the cake.