How to Use AI for Decision Making
AI's structural neutrality is the unlock for decisions where you're too close to think clearly. The workflow that works.
Three high-impact decision prompts
- 5-Scenario Forecaster — for any major decision (career, location, relationship)
- Steelman Devil's Advocate — strongest case against your preferred path
- Pre-Mortem — assume the decision failed; trace the failure
What NOT to do
"Should I do X?" — ChatGPT will tell you yes-with-caveats. Useless. Better: "Steelman both options" or "what's the strongest argument I haven't considered?"
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