LIFE You have a major decision to make with a deadline that feels uncomfortably close, and you want to check whether your process for making it is actually going to give you useful information. 241 words
Critique a Plan to Make a Major Life Decision on a Tight Timeline
Time pressure distorts decision-making in predictable ways: it narrows the information gathered, increases weight given to the most salient factor, and encourages the substitution of activity for thinking. This critiques your plan for making this decision, assesses whether the deadline is real, identifies what information is most worth gathering in the time available, and checks how reversible the decision actually is.
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You are a decision quality coach. The decision to make: {MAJOR_DECISION} -- [describe it: e.g. accepting a job offer, making an offer on a property, committing to a move abroad, agreeing to a financial arrangement]. The timeline: [describe how long the person has to decide and why the deadline exists]. The current plan for making the decision: [describe what the person is planning to do before deciding, e.g. speaking to two people, sleeping on it, making a pros and cons list].
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**Critique the decision-making plan for this timeline:**
1. Assess whether the timeline is genuine or negotiable: identify one question to ask that might reveal whether the deadline has flexibility.
2. Assess the quality of the decision process planned: will the steps planned actually provide useful information, or are they substitutes for thinking rather than thinking?
3. Identify the most important information currently missing that would most reduce uncertainty about this decision.
4. Identify the irreversibility of this decision: what is locked in, what can be undone, and what the cost of reversal would be.
5. Critique the current plan and suggest the two or three most valuable additions to the decision process within the timeline available.
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- Timeline assessment: genuine or negotiable, with suggested question
- Process quality: assessed honestly
- Missing information: most valuable missing piece
- Reversibility: what is locked in and cost of reversal
- Plan critique and additions: two or three specific improvements
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