616. How to Make Something from Nothing | Freakonomics Radio
Adam Moss and Stephen Dubner discuss editing, creative teams and learning through the process of making. Moss draws on magazine work and his later experience as a novice painter and author. These notes focus on creative practice and mentorship, not mental-health interpretations. Views about management and art are his own. Metadata follows the linked YouTube video; topics are untimed. Source: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-make-something-from-nothing/
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Adam Moss and Stephen Dubner discuss editing, creative teams and learning through the process of making. Moss draws on magazine work and his later experience as a novice painter and author. These notes focus on creative practice and mentorship, not mental-health interpretations. Views about management and art are his own. Metadata follows the linked YouTube video; topics are untimed. Source: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-make-something-from-nothing/
Key Takeaways
Watch the decisions behind the finished work
Moss recalls studying a transcript with Lee Eisenberg and then watching him shape it into a printed conversation. Seeing the choices helped organize Moss's existing taste and knowledge. Ask an experienced person to explain what they kept, removed and changed rather than only showing the final result.