Don't most experts in most domains work the same way - recognising patterns they've seen before? That's why an expert can charge so much for 1 hour of time. I

Don't most experts in most domains work the same way - recognising patterns they've seen before? That's why an expert can charge so much for 1 hour of time. It is more valuable than days or weeks or months of a non-expert's time who doesn't have the library and can't recognise the pattern.