Adam Moss was the best magazine editor of his generation. When he retired, he took up painting. But he wasn’t very good, and that made him sad. So he wrote a book about how creative people work— and, in the process, he made himself happy again.

SOURCE:Adam Moss • , magazine editor and author.

RESOURCES:The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing, • by Adam Moss (2024). • " Goodbye, New York. Adam Moss Is Leaving the Magazine He Has Edited for 15 Years • ," by Michael M. Grynbaum ( The New York Times, • 2019). Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking, • by Samin Nosrat (2017).

EXTRAS: • " David Simon Is On Strike. Here’s Why • ," by People I (Mostly) Admire • (2023). • " Samin Nosrat Always Wanted to Be Famous • ," by Freakonomics Radio • (2023). • " What’s Wrong with Being a One-Hit Wonder? • " by Freakonomics Radio • (2023).