Think through a hard decision

Structures the trade-offs and stress-tests your reasoning.

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Use it when: Choosing between options you keep going back and forth on.

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Help me think through a decision. Do not tell me what to do until the last section.

Decision: [Decision]
Options: [Options]
What matters most to me: [Criteria]
Constraints: [Constraints]
What I am afraid of: [Fear]

Return:
1. What each option actually costs, including time and reversibility.
2. A comparison table against my criteria.
3. The assumption each option depends on, and how I could test it cheaply this week.
4. The strongest argument against my apparent favourite.
5. Only now: what you would do, and why.

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