Editorial contribution · Personal
Test a big decision against shaky assumptions
Torn between options, perhaps for a major purchase? Compare them using your own criteria and see which unknowns could change the choice.
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A prompt to try
Guide me through this decision: [DECISION]. Options: [OPTIONS]. Non-negotiable criteria: [CONSTRAINTS]. Preferences: [CRITERIA]. Verified information and open questions: [NOTES]. 1. Separate exclusion criteria from preferences that can be weighed against one another. Ask for missing information; do not invent features of the options. 2. Have me assign a weight to each preference and evidence-based values to each option. Show a transparent comparison table and flag estimates. 3. Change one weight and one uncertain value at a time within limits I have confirmed. Show when the preferred option changes. Calculate only with the values provided and show your working. 4. State the strongest objection to each option and a small, reversible test. Output: comparison, decisive uncertainties and the next information to look for. Check that no option violates a non-negotiable criterion and every number has a source. I make the decision.
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