Blinkist: Meltdown There is a law: anything that can go wrong will go wrong. We are living in an age of advanced and complex technology. There are many things that can go wrong because of a system error or a human mistake. There are some tools that might help us to prevent meltdowns in our personal lives and organizations. First, we should try to reduce complexity in systems that we use and increase the buffer between the parts of any system. Second, it is better to look out for different warning signals that could help us to prevent catastrophes. Finally, we need to use reflection and iterations as coping strategies for high-pressure scenarios. There are many methods and techniques that can help us to avoid meltdowns in our lives, however, the best thing anyone can do is to think beforehand of what can and most probably will go wrong. If one can foresee possible negative scenarios one can avoid them in real life.