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By contemplating failure first, the answers emerge quickly and with surprising clarity. For example, to become healthy, you might realize that sleeping poorly, leading a sedentary lifestyle, and chronic stress are the quickest ways to undermine your health. Similarly, to sabotage a business, neglecting customers, reckless spending, or fostering internal conflict are obvious failure pathways. Mapping failure modes makes the terrain of risks visible, enabling focused mitigation strategies.