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Decision Filter
Stopping deliberation before it starts, wherever the decision doesn't warrant it.
A keep-close version. Read it here, or screenshot this page to have it on your phone — print and PDF copies will appear once final files are attached.
Three quick questions before any deliberation starts. If a decision fails this filter, it doesn't deserve the thinking you were about to give it.
The decision I'm about to turn over
What it is
e.g. Which of the three appointment times to take
The three questions
- Does this actually need me? — or could a default, a delegate or a 'not now' carry itYes / No
- Could it be undone tomorrow, for less than deliberating costs today?Yes / No
- Do I already have enough information for a good-enough answer?Yes / No
What would actually change the answer?
If the honest answer is 'nothing', you already have enough.
The fact that matters (if any)
e.g. Only whether I can get a lift that morning — so ask that, then decide
The verdict
Most of the day's decisions are low-stakes, and treating them that way returns a surprising amount of capacity for the ones that genuinely need you.