Not to mention the longer it takes you to build the bridge and also cross it the more it takes to build the bridge because the water gets rougher, the hole gets wider or deeper, the boards cost more, or the boards rot or break faster than than they can be added on.

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3. You're expected to create those conditions for yourself while simultaneously solving the original problem. 4. Because you're already using your capacity to meet the demands, you have little capacity left to create the conditions you need. 5. The original problem remains unsolved, and the consequences create even more problems. 6. The system then sees the accumulating problems and demands that you work harder, without addressing why the original conditions weren't workable.

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It's asking someone to build the bridge while requiring them to cross it at the same time.

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