Create a Decision Framework

# Create a Decision Framework **Best model:** Claude 4 Opus **Category:** Productivity & Organization **Tags:** decision making, critical thinking, strategy, productivity ## Description Make better decisions faster with structured thinking and bias awareness. ## Prompt Create a decision framework for [TYPE - career, financial, relational, strategic]. Decision: [DESCRIBE]. Timeline: [WHEN NEEDED]. Include: 1. PROBLEM DEFINITION: What exactly are you deciding? What are you NOT deciding? 2. OPTIONS: Generate 3+ alternatives (including do nothing, radical change, hybrid). 3. CRITERIA: 3-5 factors that matter most, weighted by importance. 4. EVIDENCE: What data you need, where to find it, what's unknown. 5. PROS/CONS: For each option, with honest assessment. 6. REVERSIBILITY: Which decisions are easy to undo vs permanent. 7. REGRET MINIMIZATION: What would you regret more — trying and failing, or not trying? 8. ADVICE: Who to consult, what questions to ask them. 9. GUT CHECK: How you feel about each option after sleeping on it. 10. COMMITMENT: How to decide, communicate, and move forward without second-guessing. Beware analysis paralysis.