Lite Decision Worksheet

Let’s make this decision with purpose.

Work through five short stages at your own pace. Everything you type saves automatically in this browser, so you can close the page and pick up where you left off.

Date Define the decision

Are you tired, emotional, or drained?

Yes No

Big decisions are best made with a clear head. Consider taking a break, eating, or sleeping on it first — your answers are saved, so you can come back any time.

Stage 1

Emotion and Logic

Balance what your feelings want with what the facts show.

Emotional factors (pulls, worries, identity needs, anticipated feelings, current mood) Logical factors (measurable upside, provable downside, constraints)

Alternatives

List alternatives to the decision in focus and describe the tradeoffs between them.

Top option

Stage 2

Hidden Forces

Spot what might secretly influence your choice without you realising.

Fears (tick relevant, max 3)

Mental shortcuts (tick relevant, max 3)

Outside influences (tick relevant, max 3)

What steps, reframes, or checks will help you reduce these influences?

Stage 3 — The Decision Screens

Timing Assessment

Is this the right time? Check if this choice is realistic, safe, and aligned with your life now. Tick anything that applies to flag it, and add a note if it helps.

OPTION BEING SCREENED

Outcome

Mitigation strategies (e.g. “Delay decision by 3 months until research complete”)

This option fails the decision screen. Change the option being screened above to your next best option and run Stage 3 again.

Stage 3 — The Decision Screens

Risk Assessment

Am I able to recover if it goes wrong?

OPTION BEING SCREENED

Risks and mitigations

List the risks involved and how you will mitigate them.

Outcome

This option doesn’t align with your risk tolerance. Remove it from consideration and restart Stage 3 with your next best option.

Stage 3 — The Decision Screens

Holistic Analysis

Could this badly hurt other areas of my life? Tick any category to flag it.

OPTION BEING SCREENED

Outcome

Mitigation strategies (e.g. “If health is flagged: set non-negotiable boundaries for sleep”)

A category is flagged. Remove this option from consideration and restart Stage 3 with your next best option.

Stage 3 — The Decision Screens

Regret Mapping

Will I regret this later? Use the regret scale — high, medium, low — then note why.

OPTION BEING SCREENED

If I choose this option…

If I don’t choose this option…

Outcome

Mitigation strategies (e.g. “Test the option in a reversible way first”)

Regret would have a major impact if you chose this option. Go back and reconsider your options.

Stage 4

Decision Output

Commit to your path and decide how you’ll know it’s working.

My choice (chosen path) Write down the option you’re going with.

What success looks like (3 signs)

Write the top 3 outcomes that would mean this decision worked.

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2

3

Warning signs (revisit triggers — 3 to watch for)

Write 3 red flags that would make you stop and review this choice, indicating the decision is failing or needs adjusting.

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2

3

Stage 5

Decision Review

Look back later to see if the decision worked out as expected, what you learned, and whether you’d choose the same again.

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Key questions to guide you

Did I get the outcome I hoped for?
Did any surprises (good or bad) happen?
Did my feelings about the decision change over time?
What would I do the same or differently next time?

Your completed worksheet

Decision Summary

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