Why I Stay Curious Beyond Accounting
Recently, I searched for my name on Google and noticed the words beneath my website:
“CPA, Author & Curious Human.”
I liked that description. It made room for something a professional title alone doesn’t quite capture.
Being a CPA is an important part of my life. I care about the work, the responsibility, and the people who place their trust in me. But I also want room to be a person who explores, experiments, changes his mind, and occasionally follows an interesting question without knowing where it will lead.
That is why “curious human” feels right.
Being a beginner again
Lately, much of my curiosity has taken me toward artificial intelligence, design, and new ways of communicating.
Sometimes that means trying a new tool. Sometimes it means working on a website, experimenting with video, or finding a clearer way to explain an idea. A small experiment often leads to another question: Could this feel more natural? Could the words be simpler? Does this actually help someone understand?
Not every attempt works. Something can look impressive at first and feel less useful when I try it myself. Other times, a small change makes a bigger difference than I expected.
I enjoy that process—even when it takes a few tries.
There is something refreshing about being a beginner in one area while having experience in another. It reminds me to ask questions rather than assume I already understand.
Why AI interests me
As a CPA, I’ve spent years working with numbers. But the part I want more time for is understanding the people behind them.
Traditional accounting can keep us occupied with entering data, organizing records, and preparing reports. That work matters, but it can leave too little room for conversation.
What interests me about AI is the possibility of changing that balance. If it helps with the repetitive work, we can spend more time listening, asking better questions, and understanding what someone is trying to achieve—or what they are worried about.
That shift is not automatic. We have to choose to use the time differently.
For me, the promise of AI is not simply doing more accounting in less time. It is having more time to communicate, understand people, and be present.
Writing helps me slow down
Writing offers a different kind of exploration.
When I work with technology, I often want to see what happens next. When I write, I have to pause. What am I really trying to say? Which parts matter? Am I using complicated language because the idea is complicated—or because I haven’t made it clear enough yet?
Writing Before the IRS Asks gave me a place to explain ideas connected to my professional work. This website gives me room to explore beyond that: what I am learning, what catches my attention, and how my perspective develops along the way.
I don’t want every thought here to become advice. Sometimes an observation, an unfinished question, or an honest account of trying something is enough.
More than a professional introduction
It would be easy to make this website a list of credentials and accomplishments. Those things have their place, but they don’t tell the whole story.
I want this space to show how I think, not only what I do.
There will be ideas connected to accounting and business because those subjects are part of my life. There will also be room for technology, books, creativity, and questions that don’t fit neatly into a professional category.
I’m still figuring out what that mix will look like. I like leaving some room for it to surprise me.
For now, “CPA, Author & Curious Human” is a good introduction.
The first two describe parts of my work. The last reminds me to keep exploring.