Do you bill time spent thinking about a problem and how you can solve it or represent it on a slide vs doing it? Sometimes I feel guilty because I am physically not doing anything. And then I wonder if someone else could have just done it without wasting too much time thinking.

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We're paid for our thoughts. Half of consulting, or more, is spent thinking or discussing recommendations before we put them on paper. All of that is time spent working for the client, so all of it is billable.

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Yes, within reason. Like I wouldn't bill my commute where I'm trying to figure out the problem, but if I'm at my desk, yes.

Someone is probably quicker than you at making slides, too, so I wouldn't use that ss a point of comparison.

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Lol this is what perpetuates the reputation of us being slide jockeys 😂 come on let’s try to do more than just building slides! And thinking is a great start

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