#9 Preliminary anti-action
What it says
- If an action will have harmful effects too, counter them in advance.
- Put stress into an object ahead of time that opposes the stress it will meet later.
Examples
- Software
- Add rate limits before a launch to protect the database.
- Business
- Negotiate exit terms before signing a partnership.
- Engineering
- Pre-stressed concrete beams.
- Everyday life
- Take a vaccine before travelling.
Where the matrix suggests it
The classic contradiction matrix suggests Preliminary anti-action in 26 of its 1,248 filled cells. Most often for these conflicts:
- Improving Volume of moving object worsens Strength
- Improving Volume of stationary object worsens Strength
- Improving Stress or pressure worsens Strength
- Improving Strength worsens Area of stationary object
- Improving Strength worsens Volume of stationary object
- Improving Area of moving object worsens Reliability
- Improving Force worsens Volume of moving object
- Improving Stability of the object's composition worsens Strength