Because committing to something that you can't back out of seems to me like a step that you'd want to take even more carefully than something you thought you could reverse.

相对于你认为你可以逆转的东西，做一件不能退出的事情在我看来你就应该更加谨慎。

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What happens if you back out? Recognizing that something is reversible, makes it easier to take the leap.

如果取消行动会怎样？确认一些事情是可逆的，跳过会更容易些。

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You can always elaborate later, but you can never take back something rash you have already said. It is better to be cautions than sorry!

尽管事后你可以精心地推敲，但你却不能将说过的话收回，所以小心谨慎总比事后遗憾要好一点。

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