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Am I overthinking this?
A decision that has taken more time than it is worth.
Tell me whether this decision deserves more of my time. Weigh how reversible it is, how much the options actually differ, and what the delay is costing. If I am overthinking a cheap, reversible choice, say so bluntly and tell me to pick one. The decision:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Framing the decision. Working out what is really being decided, how reversible it is, and whose call it should be.
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