Why you should live your life like an accountant – and how you probably already do

When asked to think about accounting, most people imagine numbers, calculators, spreadsheets and offices populated by smart-suited bean counters hunched over reports. You most certainly think about money.

But by breaking away from this image and reclaiming the term “accountant” to speak to a wider number of everyday activities, we can understand the vital, often positive role accounting plays in our lives.

Accounting is one of the oldest forms of communication in human history, perhaps even pre-dating…

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