Marjane Satrapi: On Artistic Freedom, Fame & Finishing No Matter What
Sometimes being an artist is your only choice. We talk to Persepolis filmmaker and author Marjane Satrapi about the rewards of choosing the path of most resistance.
Terry Gilliam: On Ideas, Unlearning & Avoiding Debt
The visionary behind Monty Python, Brazil & 12 Monkeys talks about never letting your ideas become rigid, staying out of debt, and forgetting everything you learn.
The Future of Self-Improvement, Part I: Grit Is More Important Than Talent
What if long-term success doesn't really have that much to do with your "potential"? A look at recent research that debunks talent in favor of true grit.
Haruki Murakami: Talent Is Nothing Without Focus and Endurance
Creativity isn't just an art, it's a sport. Lessons on training your talent from the memoir of renowned Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami.
Required Reading: On Showing Up, Changing Your Life & Limited Goals
Why 80% of success is showing up, how to keep creating when the going gets tough, and the collected wisdom of legendary designer Milton Glaser.
25 Quotables from the 99% Conference
Pithy wisdom on putting ideas into action, culled from three years of the 99% Conference.
9 Awesome Interviews with Creative Visionaries
Ernest Hemingway, Chuck Close, Dieter Rams, Patti Smith, and more. Incredible and insightful interviews with some of our favorite creative visionaries.
Illustrated Takeaways #3: Joshua Foer, Linda Rottenberg & Andrew Zuckerman
Learn about the "OK Plateau," the importance of curiosity and rigor, and underrated start-up strategies in these 99% Conference talk snapshots.
Illustrated Takeaways #2: Jared Cohen, Aaron Dignan, Starlee Kine & Laura Guido-Clark
Illustrated insights from this year's 99% Conference on using game dynamics to stay motivated, being intellectually adventurous, and managing clients.
99% Conference 2011: Key Insights on Idea Execution
How failures can be made into heroes, why you don't always need to know what you're doing, and how we can push through the "OK plateau."
