Thinking & decisions21 categories
What am I assuming?
Any plan that feels obviously right to you.
Shortassumptions
What am I assuming without noticing? Name the assumptions I have not written down.
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.
Assumptions and reasoning. Digging out what you are taking for granted, including the sunk cost you keep not naming.
Related prompts
Invert the problemStuck on how to succeed at something, when it is easier to see how to fail.Rebuild this from first principlesWhen the reason for doing it this way is "that is how it is done".Surface my hidden assumptionsWhen the reasoning feels solid, which is usually when an assumption is buried in it.Am I continuing because of sunk cost?A project you have invested a lot in and keep not cancelling.What would I need to believe?A choice that only makes sense under certain assumptions.What would I tell a friend?Stuck on something you would see clearly from outside.
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