The Conventional Wisdom of “Never Burn a Bridge”

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The Conventional Wisdom of “Never Burn a Bridge”
We have been fed a steady diet of the same professional and personal advice for decades: “Never burn a bridge.” The logic seems sound on the surface. You never know who you might work for in the future, which old friend might become a valuable connection, or when a discarded opportunity might suddenly seem attractive again. We are taught to keep every door ajar, every contact in our digital Rolodex, and every path accessible—just in case.
However, this obsession with “building …