What Good Looks Like (Episode 101): How the Best in the Business Give and Respond to Creative Notes

If you're as fascinated and inspired by true excellence in any professional craft as I am — or if you want to see one small example of what makes HBO shows so reliably good — you're in for a treat.

My first post on this site was a mini-manifesto called “The Stubborn Idealism of Substacking,” in which I dedicated my efforts, here and in my concurrently-launched Prime professional training/coaching service, to the cause of helping people access the confidence and pride — and maybe even improved general sense of well-being — that come with a well-ear…