No, I think that’s a common fallacy. The lecture I linked uses the example of someone writing a paper to get grants, etc. This is not ”outside your field”. O

No, I think that’s a common fallacy. The lecture I linked uses the example of someone writing a paper to get grants, etc. This is not ”outside your field”. Other academicians in your field are regular people too, and all readers (who are not your immediate teachers) will benefit from the techniques described.