Preparing to set out on a long car journey, naivety tends to get the best of us. “Google Maps says it’ll take eight hours, but I’m pretty sure I can make it in six.” We plan, and God laughs. Pull over to use the bathroom, switch between speed limits, and wait for an inevitable bout of traffic to slow the car’s pace to a crawl for who knows how long. Whether we planned for the...
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