It does take away from actual billable hours, but between HN and Google Reader (my two major timesinks), I learn new things or discover new products/services th

It does take away from actual billable hours, but between HN and Google Reader (my two major timesinks), I learn new things or discover new products/services that end up being very valuable to myself or my clients (or at least just stretch the ol' brain muscle a bit). One thing my clients have said they love about me that they can present me with a tough problem and I always have some service bookmarked that will solve it. So yeah it's distracting, but it's at least somewhat productive distraction. Edit: At least that's how I justify it