Make a Criteria Decision
Choose between real options using criteria you already trust.
Hard choices get heavier when every option stays in your head. This Cookbook turns two or three real options into a small criteria table, checks them against non-negotiables, and names the first next step. Enter only options and criteria you already trust. Every prompt is told to invent nothing about hidden outcomes, motives, or future guarantees. You leave with framed options, a scored table, a choice, and one next action.
- Made for
- Anyone stuck between two or three real options and delaying a call
- You leave with
- framed options and criteria, scored table, choice, and first next step
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Steps
- 2 guided steps
- Requires
- any AI you already use (a free chat account is usually enough); sample answers included where available
- Completed runs
- 441 (demo metric)
- Average rating
- 4.9 / 5 (demo metric)
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Stages
2 stages in sequence-
11 step
Frame
Name the options and criteria before scoring anything.
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21 step
Decide
Score the options, choose, and name the first next step.
Workflow steps
2 steps · completed in orderStage 1: Frame
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Frame options and criteria
Put the real options, trusted criteria, and non-negotiables into one clean frame.
Decisions feel bigger when options and criteria blur together. This step separates what is on the table from how you will judge it. Common mistakes: adding a fantasy option, inventing future outcomes, or treating a non-negotiable as just another preference. Need help if the AI adds details? Paste again and require only the words you supplied. You are ready when the frame names the choice without pretending the future is known.
- Only real options appear The frame uses Option A, Option B, and Option C only if supplied.
- Criteria are user supplied No surprise criteria were added.
- Non-negotiables are protected Hard rules are not reduced to ordinary preferences.
Stage 2: Decide
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2
Score and choose
Score the approved options against criteria, choose cautiously, and name one first step.
A criteria table makes tradeoffs visible without pretending the score is destiny. This step turns delay into a provisional choice and a next action. Common mistakes: treating math as certainty, ignoring non-negotiables, or inventing evidence to justify the preferred option. Need help if the AI sounds absolute? Paste again and ask for a choice with caveats. You are ready when you can take one next step today.
- Scores cover every option and criterion The table includes each approved option and each approved criterion.
- Choice respects non-negotiables The recommendation does not let a high score override a hard rule.
- Next step is immediate The first step is a single concrete action, not a vague plan.
Your information
6 details, answered once- Decision title Name the real choice in one line.
- Option A One real option. Include known pros or cautions if you have them.
- Option B Second real option. Do not include imaginary outcomes.
- Option C (optional) Optional third option. Leave blank if this is a two-option decision.
- Criteria List the criteria you already trust. One per line. Keep it to three to six.
- Non-negotiables Rules an option must not break. If none, say none.
Finished files
What you export when every step is approved
One Markdown file per approved step, plus kit.html (opens in any browser, offline)
and a README of what you approved.
kit.htmlOffline HTML reader for every approved step01-frame-options-and-criteria.mdFrame options and criteria02-score-and-choose.mdScore and chooseREADME.mdManifest of what you approved