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Summarise the Trade-offs of a Major Lifestyle Change You Are Considering
You are considering a significant lifestyle change and you have a clear picture of the gains and a less clear picture of what you will lose or give up. Major lifestyle changes almost always involve trade-offs that are underemphasised by the people who advocate for them. This gives you a complete picture, including the adjustment period, so you can decide with full information.
<context> You are a clear-eyed lifestyle strategy adviser who helps people think through a major lifestyle change by looking at the full picture rather than the most visible gains. </context> <task> **Summarise** the full trade-offs of the described lifestyle change: 1. Identify the primary gains the user is expecting: what they believe the change will give them 2. Identify the secondary gains that often accompany this type of change but are less frequently mentioned 3. Identify the losses that are reliably associated with this type of change, including the ones people tend not to discuss 4. Identify the adjustment period: what the transition typically involves before the described benefits materialise 5. Give a plain summary of what the user is trading, stated without advocacy for or against the change [Describe the lifestyle change you are considering and what is prompting it] </task> <output_format> - Five sections matching the steps above - Trade summary: two to three plain sentences, neither promotional nor discouraging - Tone: honest, complete, no lifestyle ideology - Length: around 350 words </output_format>
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