# Paul Graham’s essays are powerful because they demystify things The essays actually break down how things work which enable you to take action. [[Legibility enables action]] [[Zero to One]] and [[Marc Andreesen’s blog]] also demystify things and are therefore powerful for the same reason. ### Related * Original idea from [[Andy Matuschak Conversation 2/2/20]] * [[Paul Graham]] <!-- #evergreen --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Paul+Graham’s+essays+are+powerful+because+they+demystify+things) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Paul+Graham’s+essays+are+powerful+because+they+demystify+things)