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Decision making prompts

Pros, cons, trade-offs, the should-I that has been open for weeks.

• self Critique a Big Decision You Made Six Months Ago Using Only What You Knew Then

  Judge a decision from six months ago by what you knew then, not now.

• work Reframe a Turf War Over a Shared Project Into a Workable Split

  Turn a turf war over a shared project into a split both sides accept.

• self Reframe a Sunk-Cost Instinct When Turning Down a Job Offer

  Strip the wasted effort out of a job offer decision before you decide.

• self Explain the Expected Value Trap in a Decision You're Agonising Over

  See why the expected value maths doesn't actually settle a one-off decision.

• self Decide Whether an Internal Transfer Is Worth Resetting Your Seniority Clock

  Work out if a transfer is worth the seniority you'd be giving up.

• money Decide Whether to Raid Your Emergency Fund to Clear an Overdraft

  Decide if clearing an overdraft with savings is worth the smaller safety net.

• money Decide Whether to Register for VAT Before You Hit the Threshold

  Decide if voluntary VAT registration helps or hurts before it becomes compulsory.

• money Decide What to Do With a Redundancy Payout, Step by Step

  Put a redundancy payout in the right order before you spend any of it.

• self Name the Competing Values Stalling a Decision You Have Not Made

  Name the competing values behind a decision that never quite gets made.

• self Decide Between Two Weekend Plans Using a Simple Values Filter

  Pick between two weekend plans using what actually matters to you.

• money Decide Whether to Bank a Capital Gain Before 5 April

  Work out whether to cash in a gain before the tax year closes.

• money Stress-Test a Financial Adviser's Windfall Recommendation Against Your Own Numbers

  Get a second opinion on an adviser's plan for your windfall before you commit.

• self Plan a Ten Minute Pros and Cons Session for a Reversible Decision

  Force a reversible decision into a ten minute structure instead of a week.

• self Decide Whether to Keep or Drop a Self-Improvement Goal

  Work out if that old self-improvement goal still deserves your time.

• self Explain the Hidden Trade-offs in a Decision You Have Already Made

  Work out what you actually gave up making a decision you cannot undo.

• self Explain Why You Keep Avoiding a Decision You Know You Need to Make

  Work out why a decision you have enough information for keeps stalling.

• self Critique a Decision You Made Purely on Gut Feeling

  Check whether a quick gut call actually held up, without second-guessing it.

• play Compare Two Tabletop RPG Systems by How They Handle a Long Campaign

  Work out which rules system will hold up over months, not just one session.

• money Decide Whether to Take the Pension Lump Sum or the Annuity

  Weigh a guaranteed income against keeping the money yourself.

• life Decide Whether to Host or Travel for Christmas Using a Weighted Scorecard

  Settle the hosting versus travelling argument with actual numbers.

• self Summarise a Decade of New Year Resolutions to Find the Pattern That Never Sticks

  Finds which resolution keeps coming back and works out why it never actually sticks.

• self Decide Between Two Competing Habits to Focus on This Quarter

  Picks the one habit worth your limited willpower this quarter.

• work Decide Whether to Escalate a Missed Deadline to Your Manager

  Work out if a slipping deadline needs your manager to know today.

• money Translate a Final Salary Pension Transfer Offer Into Plain English

  Understand a final salary transfer offer before anyone advises you.

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