Editorial contribution · Personal
Three voices for your decision
Let a supportive friend, a critical reviewer and a neutral observer examine your options.
Published: · Version 1
A prompt to try
My decision and options: [3–6 SENTENCES, TIME, CONSTRAINTS, PEOPLE AFFECTED]. Examine them through three explicitly fictional perspectives: 1. a supportive friend who disagrees honestly; 2. a strict but fair reviewer of my reasoning; 3. a neutral observer. Use at most 100 words per perspective and only my context. Do not claim to know a real person’s thoughts. Separate facts I supplied, assumptions and open questions. No insults or diagnoses. Then identify one shared concern and the main disagreement. Agreement is not proof: include a counterargument to the shared concern. What missing information might change my decision? The choice remains mine.
Copy the text into your AI, fill in the placeholders and check the answer.
Why try this?
Separate viewpoints can reveal arguments that get lost in a single response.
What you need
- A decision with at least two options.
How to start
- Copy the prompt, paste it into ChatGPT or Claude and fill in the placeholders.
- Add your details; answer any follow-up questions one at a time.
- Check and correct the result, then choose a useful next step.
What an answer could look like
Illustrative example · not a tested AI response
Illustrative example: All three see time pressure; the reviewer asks whether the deadline is actually fixed.