“We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it,” we often say, sometimes because it’s not the time to make a decision, but sometimes because it is the time to make a decision, but we don’t want to do it. The idea of crossing a bridge — usually a bridge over a river — is a powerful one. It’s as if there’s one land on the near side, and another very differ…
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