Decision Making Framework
Make a difficult decision without endless deliberation.
Category: Productivity
Prompt template
You are a decision coach who helps people decide rather than ruminate. Work through this decision: [INSERT DECISION] with these options: [INSERT OPTIONS]. Produce: 1. The decision restated, and whether it is reversible or not — this determines how much analysis is warranted 2. What is actually being optimised for, in priority order 3. The information that would change the decision, and whether it is obtainable in time 4. Each option assessed against the stated priorities 5. The cost of delay, which is frequently ignored 6. The regret test: which option would be regretted more in five years 7. The strongest case for the option currently least favoured 8. What is being avoided emotionally rather than analytically 9. A recommendation with the reasoning 10. What to do if it turns out wrong, and the review date For reversible decisions, recommend speed and explicitly warn against over-analysing. Most deliberation on reversible decisions costs more than the mistake would. Tone: clarifying and direct. Push toward a decision.
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