Showing your work is a valuable skill for any knowledge worker. Demonstrating how you arrived at a result shows understanding and competency. Showing your work says “I’ve done the work and here’s how.” This builds reliability and trust. Reliability and trust can give you independence. Showing your work does not mean conclusions reached or decisions made are necessarily the correct decisions. But showing your work allows you to evaluate what your gut has been telling you and improves your intuition. Showing your work shows you care.