A Quick-Start Guide to Teaching Yourself Creative Software
Growing as a creative often means learning new software. But how to go about it? We break down the best tutorial resources, and some quick tips on getting started.
The Future of Self-Improvement, Part II: The Dilemma of Coaching Yourself
Outstanding achievements don't just fall from the sky, they come from the relentless cultivation of learning and expertise. But how do we go about it?
Mary Jo Bang: On Learning, Self-Discipline, and Taking the Road Less Traveled
How do we bridge the distance between our true creative ambitions and the jobs we take to pay the rent? Poet Mary Jo Bang describes her slow build to mastery.
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.
Training Genius: The Learning Secrets of Polyglots and Savants
Is all talent innate, or can it be learned? A look at true geniuses shows that specific training methods and good, old-fashioned practice go a long way.
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Skill Development
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."
Required Reading: Techno Life Skills, 50 Things, Realistic Optimism & Radiolab
A roundup of tips on navigating the techno-landscape, 50 things every idea maker should know, a behind-the-scenes on Radiolab's creative process, and more.
Experience Trumps Theory: Reviving the Apprenticeship Model
What's the best way to learn? To study what others have done? Or to plunge right in yourself? We think it's time to bring back the apprenticeship model.
Anthony Volodkin: Why Steep Learning Curves Are Worth It
If you’re not learning something new, what’s the point? We chat with Hype Machine founder Anthony Volodkin about always upping the ante.
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