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I’ve been doing consulting and corp strategy for 10 years now. Rarely worked more than 45hrs a week that entire time. Often less. My current project I’ve had time to do multiple house renovations while still getting excellent ratings from PPMD and have happy staff.

You have to be selective about projects, who you work with, what extras you do, and know when to say no. But definitely doable.

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