Running with a water flask when full is easy to hold and drink. After a couple of sips, the flask becomes more difficult to secure in my hands and requires either a gravity assist or some external pressure to generate a sip. If I fold up the empty portion of the flask, like rolling up a tube of toothpaste, I can return it to its original form and easily carry and drink from it.

How might we think about the parts of our work best amplified by pressure and those that tend to fail under strain? How might we manufacture force to strengthen our impact, and where might we ease off exertion?