chaimedes

> schedule couple of 2h “focus time” blocks

How does this work for engineers who have variable schedules, or who do their best work when inspiration hits them? Do they just go DnD on the fly?

I totally agree with this article, except:

"That’s what tax preparers are – they use the exact same software that anyone can use at home, but they allow you to talk to a human instead of learning the software"

IMHO this is one of those edge cases where software might simplify the process 99 times out of 100, but a skilled/experienced human may help avoid uncommon but costly mistakes. There is enough nuance and vagueness in taxes that it pays to have a human look over your numbers -- even if they use software to do it.