Decide and Move On

Big decisions stall for good reasons: every option has a downside, the information is never complete, and the same question keeps looping at night. Pros-and-cons lists help, but they don’t tell you how much effort a choice deserves, when to stop gathering information, or how to stop reopening a decision you’ve already made.

Decide and Move On is a 32-page toolkit for big personal and work choices. You’ll sort each decision by stakes and reversibility (one-way and two-way doors), set a deadline and a good-enough bar, widen your options beyond yes or no, and score them with a weighted matrix. Then you’ll try to break your favorite with a pre-mortem, the outside view and realistic worst cases. Four worked examples show the tools working together.

What makes it different: a clear map of which tool to use for which decision, so small choices get made fast and big ones get the care they deserve. Every research claim is sourced, from Amazon’s shareholder letters to peer-reviewed studies, and its limits are stated honestly, including where famous findings like the “jam study” haven’t held up everywhere.

Who it’s for

US adults and small-business owners who get stuck on big decisions, such as a job offer, a move, a major purchase, a hire or a launch, and want a simple, repeatable way to decide and move on.

What’s inside

• The decision map: two questions that tell you whether to just pick, try it, or use the full toolkit.
• Tools that each answer one question: an options list, a weighted matrix, Ben Franklin’s weighted pros and cons, 10/10/10, a pre-mortem, the outside view and ranges.
• Four worked examples: a job offer, a move to a new city, buying a small business and a first hire.
• A 20-minute rescue for analysis paralysis: plus a decision journal and review dates, so you stop deciding again.
• 5 printable worksheets and a Quick-Reference Card: Decision Triage Card, Options & Criteria Matrix, Pre-Mortem Sheet, Decision Journal Entry and Commitment & Review Card.

Good to know

• Format: 32-page PDF, US Letter, US edition.
• Delivery: digital download after purchase. Nothing is shipped.
• Printing: print the worksheets as often as your own household needs.
• General information only. Not financial, legal, tax, medical or career-counseling advice. For big financial or legal decisions, talk with a qualified professional.