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Decision making prompts

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

• work Decide Whether to Accept a Job Offer

  Evaluate a job offer before excitement or anxiety decides for you.

• work Critique the Logic of a Position You Are About to Defend Publicly

  Stress-test your argument before you make it and find the weakest assumption you need to address.

• learn Decide Whether to Pursue Academic Research or Industry Experience

  Decide between academic and industry paths with a clear-eyed view of what each one closes off.

• learn Compare Two Methods for Learning the Same Skill

  Choose between two learning methods for the same skill based on your actual situation.

• learn Compare Two Learning Methodologies for the Same Skill

  Compare two learning methods for your skill with an honest verdict on which fits your situation.

• self Decide Whether to Pursue a Side Project or Let It Go

  Decide honestly whether a side project is worth continuing or whether it is time to close it.

• self Decide Whether to Start Therapy

  Think through whether therapy would help you, and how to access it if so.

• learn Decide What Skill to Learn Next for Your Career

  Choose the skill that will most move your career forward rather than the one that looks most impressive.

• life Compare Two Cities You Are Considering Moving To

  Get an honest city comparison built around your actual situation rather than generic rankings.

• play Decide Whether to Take a Hobby to the Next Level

  Work out whether taking your hobby more seriously would give you what you actually want from it.

• play Compare Two Recovery Methods After Hard Exercise

  Find out which recovery method is actually worth doing for your type of training.

• work Decide Whether to Leave Your Current Job

  Work out whether to leave your job based on push and pull factors, not a bad week.

• creative Decide Whether to Self-Publish or Submit to Publishers

  Work out which publishing route actually suits your book and what you want it to do.

• work Compare Two Career Paths at a Crossroads

  Think through two career paths properly before committing to the one that changes your next decade.

• life Decide Where to Live Next

  Work out what you are actually optimising for before deciding where to live next.

• creative Decide Whether to Publish Your Creative Work

  Stop deciding whether the work is ready and decide whether to share it with an audience.

• learn Decide Whether to Accept a Scholarship With Conditions

  Evaluate a scholarship offer properly before the conditions lock you into a direction.

• work Compare Two Career Paths You Are Considering

  Compare two career paths you are considering on the dimensions that will actually matter in five years.

• life Decide Whether to Renovate or Move Home

  Work through the renovate or move decision with a financial comparison and an honest disruption analysis.

• play Decide Whether to Pursue a Competitive Sport Seriously

  Work out whether committing to a sport seriously is actually worth what it costs your life.

• play Decide Whether to Pursue a Competitive Hobby Seriously

  Work out whether taking a hobby seriously is worth what it will actually cost you.

• play Compare Two Board Game Genres Before Building a Collection

  Work out which board game genre is worth investing in before you start buying.

• play Compare Low-Intensity and High-Intensity Training for Your Goal

  Find out whether low-intensity or high-intensity training actually fits your goal and your life.

• work Decide Whether to Take on a Side Project at Work

  Check whether saying yes to a side project will actually help your career or just cost you capacity.

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