stress point
Where things break
A stress point is a place where pressure or strain concentrates—either physically in a material or structure, or figuratively in a system, relationship, or situation.
Engineers identify stress points to prevent failure; analysts identify them in organizations or markets: The merger revealed stress points in company culture.
Often interchangeable with pressure point.
- pressureForce upon contact
- pressure cookerSealed pot using steam
- high tensionElevated electrical potential
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- fractureSplit in hard material
tension · breaking · strain · weakness · fault · fault line · threshold · snap · load · load bearing · weak spot · critical · critical mass · failure · vulnerability · leverage · pivot · inflection
- Enneagramreformer, helper, achiever, individualist, investigator
- design flawsdefect, flaw, fault, glitch, bug
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Natural area of advantage
reinforcement · structural support · anchor point · support structure · buttress
stress pointpressure release
Reducing internal force
release valve · comfort zone · neutral zone · safe zone · cushion
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