An underrated skill in basically every field is knowing how to structure a Google query such that you get actually responsive information.
Somebody had a query about conforming mortgages that they were having difficulty conclusively Googling and I, a talented amateur on this topic, resolved it in two seconds because I know the right answer is "fannie mae sellers guide $TOPIC"
There's a related skill, much beloved of Dangerous Professionals, in knowing how to navigate the constellation of sites/providers/etc relevant to a particular topic.
e.g. You can put character points into getting good at irs.gov
e.g. You can put character points into getting good at irs.gov
(If that tweet didn't make sense, it might have hidden "irs.gov" at the end of it.)
"Put character points into..." is gamer for "Make an expenditure of effort to get an enduring increase in your ability to succeed at a large range of challenges life presents."
"Put character points into..." is gamer for "Make an expenditure of effort to get an enduring increase in your ability to succeed at a large range of challenges life presents."
"Give me an example of getting good at irs.gov?"
If you're good at it, it will take you no more than 30 seconds to copy/paste a paragraph of authority to substantiate "A company which provides meals to employees may deduct them" w/ two provisos.
If you're good at it, it will take you no more than 30 seconds to copy/paste a paragraph of authority to substantiate "A company which provides meals to employees may deduct them" w/ two provisos.
Those provisos are material and, if you don't have them memorized, good to be able to quickly locate them versus trying to reason about this subject from first principles and guess what the regulation actually says.
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