STR.14:5.3 - The person is not spare organizational capacity

A professional has eight discretionary hours a week. A new practice would require six hours of study and six hours of client development. Calling one activity “personal development” does not make twelve fit within eight.

The person can reduce scope, substitute for named existing activity, obtain a different contribution or defer the plan. A smaller exploration is useful only if it can answer the live question. An adviser can compare these options; neither the adviser nor an employer allocates the person’s discretionary hours by recommendation alone.