To write the decision, evidence, alternatives, uncertainty and consequence before choosing. The useful output is a decision that can be explained, challenged and reviewed. Better decisions do not require certainty; they require a proportionate process that makes assumptions, alternatives and consequences visible before action.
Frame the decision narrowly
Write one sentence naming the choice, owner and deadline. Separate facts you can trace, interpretations you are making and information that is absent. Add at least one credible alternative, including delay or no action when either is genuinely available.
Choose effort by consequence and reversibility. A low-cost reversible choice needs less analysis than a commitment affecting health, money, rights, employment or other people.
Choose the next evidence-producing move
Ask what small action would either create useful progress or reduce the most important uncertainty. Define its finish condition before starting. Avoid “research more” unless you can name the missing fact, source and decision it would change.
What exactly am I deciding now?
Stops several problems being disguised as one choice.
What evidence supports and challenges my current view?
Reduces confirmation bias without pretending neutrality.
How reversible is the action and who bears the consequence?
Sets a proportionate review threshold.
When and why will I review the decision?
Creates learning without judging only by outcome.
Record the review trigger
State what new evidence, elapsed time or changed consequence will cause a review. When it arrives, compare the original reasoning with what happened. Preserve useful negative evidence: a disappointing result can still show that the decision process was honest and that a weak path should stop.
This is a general decision practice, not medical, legal, financial or mental-health advice. High-consequence decisions may require a qualified professional or another accountable person.
When additional evidence is unlikely to change a proportionate, reversible choice—or when the deadline and consequence justify deciding with explicit uncertainty.
Reduce the scope, name the missing evidence and choose the smallest safe action that produces information.
No. Review the evidence and reasoning available at the time, while still learning from the result.
Find the smallest useful next step
Use Clarity to answer the decision before considering a paid tool. The linked product is an optional implementation aid, not a required outcome of the interview.