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Decision making prompts
Pros, cons, trade-offs, the should-I that has been open for weeks.
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- self Critique the way you have been talking to yourself about a recent mistake
Work out which bit of your self criticism is fair and which bit is just cruel.
- learn Compare three ways of learning a new skill so a beginner can pick one and stop dithering
Stop researching how to learn a skill and actually pick a way to start.
- money Compare two career paths using only what you can verify, not vibes
Separate what you actually know about two career paths from what you are just assuming.
- money Compare savings accounts, fixed deals and insurance policies on true cost, not headline rate
Find out which deal is actually cheapest once the small print is counted.
- learn Compare two online course platforms for learning a new professional skill
Work out which course you will actually finish, not just which looks better.
- life Compare renting a van yourself against hiring a full removal service
Work out if hiring a van yourself actually saves money once the third floor with no lift is factored in.
- life Compare renting versus buying a home in your current situation over five years
See the real five year cost of renting versus buying where you actually live.
- life Decide whether to confront a flatmate about unpaid shared bills
Work out how to raise unpaid shared bills before resentment does the talking instead.
- creative Decide which half finished creative project to commit to next
Pick one half finished creative project to actually commit to and shelve the rest properly.
- play Decide which board game to bring to a mixed skill level game night
Pick the one game that will not bore the veterans or lose the newcomers.
- self Summarise a decade of scattered personal notes into a working philosophy
Turn years of scattered journal entries into principles you can actually act on.
- self Compare two versions of your daily routine to see which one actually protects your focus
Find out which of your two routines actually protects your focus, not just which felt busier.
- self Explain the gap between how you plan your week and how it actually goes
Find out why your week never goes the way you planned it on Sunday night.
- self Get honest feedback on a personal habit tracker you built for yourself
Find out why your habit tracker keeps getting abandoned by week three.
- self Compare two ways of building a daily habit and see which suits your actual life
Work out which habit method actually fits your life, not just your Pinterest board.
- work Plan a multi stage negotiation for cross team resource allocation at senior level
Plan the multi stage negotiation before two teams go to war over the same headcount.
- work Decide whether to accept a counter offer or take the new job you have been offered
Work out if the counter offer actually fixes what made you look in the first place.
- money Get an honest verdict on a subscription you keep meaning to cancel
Find out if that subscription is worth its monthly bite.
- learn Reframe exam anxiety as information instead of a verdict on your ability
Turn exam dread into a to do list instead of a spiral.
- money Compare two savings account options for an emergency fund
Pick the account that pays out fast when the emergency actually happens.
- play Compare renting versus buying specialist equipment for an occasional hobby project
Work out if buying that gear pays off or if renting twice a year is smarter.
- money Decide whether to switch mortgage lenders now or wait out the fixed term
Work out if switching mortgage deals now actually beats the exit fee.
- self Explain why you keep procrastinating on one specific task and not others
Work out why this one task specifically keeps getting pushed to tomorrow.
- play Critique your fantasy football squad selection before the transfer deadline
Get an honest verdict on your fantasy football squad before you waste a transfer.