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Decision making prompts

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

• play Work Out Which Board Game to Buy for Your Group

  Stop scrolling board game shops and just pick one that will actually get played.

• money Generate a Cash Flow Stress Test for a Small Business Scenario

  Find out exactly which month your business runs out of cash if things go wrong.

• money Build a Tax Efficient Plan for a Windfall Before You Touch It

  Sequence a windfall properly before it turns into an impulse purchase.

• money Reframe an Impulse Purchase Urge Before You Click Buy

  Two questions to ask before you buy something you might regret by Friday.

• money Reframe Your Debt as a Solvable Project Instead of a Source of Shame

  Debt is a logistics problem, not proof you are bad with money.

• life Reframe a Recurring Family Argument as a Pattern, Not an Event

  Spot the actual trigger behind the row you keep having, not the topic.

• self Decide Between Two Paths When You Keep Going Back and Forth

  Stop going in circles between two choices and get an actual answer.

• self Reframe a Setback So It Stops Feeling Like Proof You Failed

  Get an honest reframe of a setback, not a motivational poster.

• work Decide Whether to Build, Buy, or Defer a Technical Capability

  Make the build versus buy call like a bet you can reverse, not a religion.

• money Reframe a Sunk Cost Investment Decision on Its Current Merits Only

  Would you buy this today with no history attached. That is the only question.

• self Compare Two Competing Priorities Fighting for the Same Limited Time

  Work out if you really have to choose, or if this is just a scheduling problem.

• self Compare Two Personal Philosophies You Are Weighing Against Each Other

  Work out which personal philosophy actually fits how you want to live.

• self Explain Why You Keep Making the Same Decision Mistake

  Name the exact mechanism behind a mistake you keep making on repeat.

• self Critique Your Own Habit System for the Weak Link That Keeps Breaking It

  Find the exact step in your habit system that keeps breaking, not your willpower.

• self Get an Honest Critique of a Personal Goal Before You Commit to It

  Find the flaw in your new goal before you have already given up on it.

• self Compare Two Options When You Cannot Decide

  Lay two choices side by side before anxiety picks a winner for you.

• work Compare Two Job Offers Beyond Just the Salary Number

  Compare two job offers properly instead of just picking the bigger number.

• work Compare Two Competing Technical Approaches Before a Design Review

  Get a sharp technical comparison ready before someone asks you to defend it.

• play Compare Two Board Games Before You Buy One

  Work out which board game actually suits your table, not the box art.

• self Compare Two Life Paths Before You Commit to Either

  See two life options side by side before the fear in the room decides for you.

• self Generate a Personal Values List You Would Actually Defend

  Build a values list from real moments, not from words that sound nice on a poster.

• self Summarise a values clarification exercise into three working principles

  Turn a page of values words into three rules you can actually use.

• life Decide whether to repair or replace a washing machine that keeps breaking

  Work out if fixing the washing machine again is actually worth it this time.

• learn Decide which language learning method fits how you actually learn, not how you wish you did

  Pick a language method that fits why you actually quit last time, not a trending app.

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