Mason Currey
Author, Making Art and Making A Living, Daily Rituals
Mason Currey is the author of the Daily Rituals books—Daily Rituals: How Artists Work and Daily Rituals: Women at Work—featuring brief profiles of the day-to-day work habits of more than three hundred brilliant minds. He has worked as the managing editor of Metropolis, the executive editor of Print, and a senior editor at Core77, and his freelance writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Slate. Currey lives in Los Angeles and writes Subtle Maneuvers, a twice-monthly newsletter on the creative process.
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April 1, 2026
Subtle Maneuvers and Big Outcomes
This week, we explore the myth of sudden breakthroughs in creative and leadership journeys, digging instead into the reality: a meaningful life is built in the margins, not the spotlight. We first connect with Mason Currey, author of Making Art and Making a Living, who shares stories from the lives of celebrated creators—revealing that ideal conditions are a fantasy and resourcefulness is universal. Currey shows us how figures from Petrarch to William Carlos Williams navigated relentless financi...
Guests: Eric Zimmer , Mason Currey