I’ll also add that many things which seem boring from an abstracted and removed perspective can be quite fascinating when you get into the weeds. I’d say this

I’ll also add that many things which seem boring from an abstracted and removed perspective can be quite fascinating when you get into the weeds. I’d say this is because “reality has a surprising amount of detail”[1]. There’s a ton of intricate detail in a field like tax accounting. Even if it seems boring, once you’re immersed in it, you realize all the intellectual challenges. [1] http://johnsalvatier.org/blog/2017/reality-has-a-surprising-amount-of-detail http://johnsalvatier.org/blog/2017/reality-has-a-surprising-...