Inflation principle
Lessons from Pufferfish
Become too large.
Balloon-Body Defense
Core lesson
Expand the boundary until danger cannot swallow you.
Biological basis
Pufferfish inflate their bodies by taking in water or air when threatened, increasing apparent size and making themselves harder for predators to eat; many species also carry toxins.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
DefenseBoundariesDeterrenceSelf-protectionMaking space