Independent Reading Editions

Reading Editions.

Independent reading editions: essays I have read enough times to argue with, rebuilt as structured companions with original chapter-by-chapter commentary, margin notes and highlighting.

None of these reproduce the source text. They are companions, and every one links prominently to the original — which is shorter, better, and should be read first.

• Paul Graham · 16 chapters · 64 sections

  How to Do Great Work

  An independent reading edition and field guide for the essay: a structured companion about curiosity, taste, ambition, and the practice of building a life around unusually good work.

  Original by Paul Graham