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Why “It depends” is a consultant’s go-to answer

Ancient Chinese artwork depicting Confucius, with the caption “Solve a client’s issues, and you bill them for a day. Keep saying ‘It depends,’ and you bill them for a lifetime.”

Two notes:

  1. “It depends” is actually true in most cases, but you can use it to stretch out a consulting contract.
  2. “Confucius” is a Latin name given to him by Jesuit missionaries — in Chinese, he’s generally referred to as Kǒngzǐ (pronounced KONG-zuh).