End the 40-Tab Research Spiral
Cut a decision down to the only 3 factors that matter, then get a ranked answer with no hedging.
More research is how you avoid deciding.
You've been comparing options for 4 days. You have 40 tabs, 3 spreadsheets and no answer, and somewhere around tab 20 the research stopped being research and became a way to not decide.
The problem isn't information, it's that you're comparing on 14 factors when only 3 of them will actually affect your life. Everything else is noise you've given a column to.
I did this with a laptop purchase that had eaten a full weekend. It took 6 minutes.
The prompts
1. Start here
Strips the decision back to what actually matters to you.
I'm trying to decide [decision] and I have 40 tabs open. Ask me what genuinely matters to me here, then tell me the only 3 factors worth comparing on.
2. Go deeper
A ranked answer, with the hedging removed.
Now compare these options on only those 3 factors: [options]. No extra criteria, no "it depends", give me a ranked answer and your reasoning.
3. Bonus
Tests the answer instead of trusting it.
Tell me what would have to be true for the second-place option to win, then tell me honestly how likely that is for someone in my situation.
Bonus: Make it yours
Add your budget and your deadline in the first prompt. Both quietly eliminate half the options.
Do this today: pick the decision you've been researching longest. It's the one that's least likely to change with more tabs.
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