Do remember to actually delete paragraphs though. I've seen long-form articles that were really just several short-form articles that are linked together by a listicle format. If I'm lucky, there may even be a few transition phrases or a narrative that would justify the listicle format.

All these articles may have been good if the writer wasn't so wedded to the long-form format and started deleting paragraphs. But since he was wedded to the format, all the reader sees is a rather meandering and dull piece. It's an example of the sum of pieces being greater than the whole.