That’s a good point I hadn’t thought of. Many fields probably won’t be like what I described: one would need to know a lot both about the field and about the person who needs advice, to give personalized advice.
Still, I think in most fields good personalized advice requires many years of studying and working in the field, while a few weeks of studying the person who needs advice would be sufficient. There is a disparity, partially (wholly?) arising from the fact the expert is already experienced in the field when they start working with the client, and has also studied how to analyze clients’ requirements.
Of course, like you say, professionals that most people are able to hire can only give them a few hours of their time at most; often much less, like the 10-30 minutes of a typical doctor’s visit.
That’s a good point I hadn’t thought of. Many fields probably won’t be like what I described: one would need to know a lot both about the field and about the person who needs advice, to give personalized advice.
Still, I think in most fields good personalized advice requires many years of studying and working in the field, while a few weeks of studying the person who needs advice would be sufficient. There is a disparity, partially (wholly?) arising from the fact the expert is already experienced in the field when they start working with the client, and has also studied how to analyze clients’ requirements.
Of course, like you say, professionals that most people are able to hire can only give them a few hours of their time at most; often much less, like the 10-30 minutes of a typical doctor’s visit.