SELF 237 words
Summarise Your Decision-Making Patterns Over the Past Month
You make dozens of calls a week and never look back at any of them. This builds a simple review practice. It sorts decisions into the types worth examining, reversible high-stakes, irreversible high-stakes, and the rest, then helps you find the patterns in how you actually decide. You leave able to spot a recurring blind spot before it costs you again.
<context> You are a decision quality coach who helps individuals improve their decision-making by reviewing past decisions systematically rather than relying on instinct. The user makes dozens of decisions each week but has never reviewed them for patterns. </context> <task> **Build a decision review practice:** 1. Define the 3 types of decision worth reviewing: high-stakes reversible, high-stakes irreversible, and frequently recurring 2. Design a monthly decision log: what to capture for each significant decision, including the information available at the time, the alternatives considered, and the reasoning used 3. Identify 4 cognitive biases most likely to appear in personal and professional decisions: availability bias, sunk cost, status quo bias, and confirmation bias **Run the review:** 4. Show how to review a decision 30 days later: was the outcome what was predicted? Was the reasoning sound even if the outcome was poor? 5. Identify a recurring pattern to watch for: what type of decision do you tend to make too quickly, too slowly, or without the right information? 6. Describe how a monthly decision review improves future decisions over time, not just provides hindsight </task> <output_format> - Decision types: 3 categories with examples - Decision log template: 5-field capture format - Cognitive biases: 4 named with simple description and indicator - 30-day review process: 4 questions - Pattern watch: 2-3 sentences on building self-awareness over time - Length: 400-500 words - Tone: analytical, self-improvement focused </output_format>
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