[danielnixon]

Smartness is a zero-sum game

http://www.roughtype.com/?p=6452

[nazgulnarsil]

That's the sort of thing that sounds smart if you don't stop to think about it for 10 seconds.

[Shared404]

Interesting read, thanks.

I mostly agree with the article's premise, but I would add an exception for when you automate the solution yourself.

You personally no longer need to solve the problem, but in the process of automation you'll have to learn more about the problem then you are likely to learn just through solving it manually.