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Decision making prompts

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

• self Decide Whether to Leave a Running Club That No Longer Fits

  Works out whether you are staying in a running club out of loyalty or actual enjoyment.

• self Translate a Vague New Year Intention Into a Measurable Weekly Practice

  Turns be healthier or write more into one weekly action you can actually check off.

• work Decide Whether to Walk Away From a Strategic Partnership Negotiation

  Work out if this deal is worth closing or worth walking away from.

• learn Decide Whether to Retake a Failed Module or Push Through to the Next Year

  Retake the failed module or push on: work out which serves your actual goal.

• work Compare Two Candidates' CVs Against the Same Job Spec

  Get a clear side-by-side read on two CVs before the hiring panel meets.

• money Decide Between a Fixed and Tracker Mortgage Using Your Own Numbers

  See exactly which number should decide fixed versus tracker.

• learn Decide Whether to Switch Study Methods Halfway Through a Course

  Work out if a study method is genuinely failing or just a mid-course slump.

• life Decide Whether to Raise It With a Friend Who Keeps Cancelling Plans Last Minute

  Work out if your friend's cancelling is a pattern worth a real conversation.

• play Decide Whether to Start a Second Tabletop Campaign

  Weigh up a second campaign against protecting the one you already run.

• work Decide Whether to Stay on a Counter Offer After You Have Already Resigned

  Work out if a counter offer actually fixes why you wanted to leave.

• self Compare Weekly Therapy Against a Self-Guided Wellbeing App for Ongoing Anxiety

  Weigh therapy against a wellbeing app honestly, including what neither one can do.

• money Decide Whether to Exercise Employee Share Options Before Leaving

  Work out if exercising your options before you leave is worth it.

• life Compare Two Nurseries Using the Questions That Actually Matter

  Compare two nurseries on the things that affect your child, not the decor.

• play Decide Whether to Respec a Min-Maxed Build Before a Raid Reset

  Work out if a patch actually broke your build or just changed the numbers.

• play Decide Between a City Break and a Beach Holiday for a Week Off

  Work out what your week off actually needs to fix before you book anything.

• self Decide Whether to Leave a Demanding Job for One With Better Balance

  Weighs what a demanding job is costing against what a calmer one puts at risk.

• self Reframe a Fear of Public Speaking Into a Specific Skill Gap You Can Close

  Breaks a fear of public speaking into the one or two skills actually causing it.

• work Compare Two Project Management Tools Before You Migrate Your Team

  Work out which tool actually fits before you drag your team through a migration.

• self Compare Two Job Offers by What They Do to Your Weekly Life

  Weigh two job offers by the week they would actually give you, not just the number.

• self Reframe I Am Bad With Money Into Specific Changeable Behaviours

  Turns being bad with money into a short list of specific, fixable behaviours.

• work Compare a Remote Offer Against a Hybrid Offer at the Same Level

  Weigh a fully remote job against a hybrid one before you accept either.

• life Reframe Guilt About a Parent's Care Move Into a Decision You Can Explain to Family

  Turn guilt about a parent's care home move into a decision you can defend.

• self Reframe I Have Failed at Every Diet Into a Workable Relationship With Food

  Separates a string of failed diets from the story that you always fail.

• money Decide Whether to Incorporate Your Side Hustle as a Limited Company

  Work out if incorporating actually pays off yet.

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