The Shape of the Essay Field - Paul Graham  ## Metadata - Author: **Paul Graham** - Full Title: The Shape of the Essay Field - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.paulgraham.com/field.html ## Highlights - So the three reasons readers might not already know what you tell them are (a) that it's not important, (b) that they're obtuse, or (c) that they're inexperienced. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jxy5xka8n0yd3ms84kzv2qgj)) - *The Selfish Gene* did this to me. It was like suddenly seeing the other interpretation of an ambiguous image: you can treat genes rather than organisms as the protagonists, and evolution becomes easier to understand when you do. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jxy61s6nmkr8b7gd3v6x28r9))