Make backups. Do premortems. Utilize open file types.
Planning for failure is a CYA technique.
There are a few ways to plan for failure.
- Do a pre-mortem.
- Make backups. Make backups in other locations, or on other services.
- Utilize Open Source filetypes. They aren’t locked into any one application. Plain Text Durability
- Have a Buffer have separate Deadlines and Due Dates