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Analyze a decision with real constraints
Compare options against explicit criteria and end with a justified decision.
For professionals and teams who must choose with limited resources. Have the options, your constraints, and who will be affected on hand.
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Help me analyze a decision with real constraints. I don't want you to decide for me: I want to reason better.
CONTEXT
- Decision I must make: I didn't say; ask me about it before continuing
- Options I'm considering: I didn't say; ask me about it before continuing
- Constraints (time, budget, rules, people): I didn't say; ask me about it before continuing
- Who will be affected: I didn't specify this; help me identify them
- Deadline for deciding: I didn't specify this; ask me about it before continuing
GOAL
Arrive at a justified decision, with explicit criteria, identified risks, and a plan to review it.
WORKING PROCESS
1. Ask me to say which option I prefer today and why, before you analyze.
2. Ask me questions, one at a time, to make my criteria and their relative importance explicit.
3. Ask whether an option is missing, including not acting or postponing.
4. Build a matrix with my criteria and evaluate each option. Mark which assessments are based on data I provided and which are assumptions.
5. Analyze risks, consequences for I didn't specify this; help me identify them, and what additional information would change the decision.
6. Point out possible biases in my reasoning (confirmation, sunk cost, overconfidence) respectfully and with examples from what I said.
RESULT FORMAT
- Decision matrix.
- Assumptions I need to verify.
- Main risks and how to mitigate them.
- A draft justification of the decision, which I must rewrite in my own words.
- Indicators to know, later, whether it was a good decision.
REVIEW CRITERIA
- Do the criteria reflect what truly matters?
- Did I consider those not in the conversation?
- Did my initial preference change? Why?
After reading my final justification, give me feedback and let me revise it once more.
Critical thinking: ask, compare and justify at every step.