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Decision System Builder

Build decision rules and evaluate choices with weighted sliders, scores, and a risk/reward chart.

Build your personal decision-making rules. These are applied when you evaluate a decision.

Quick Add Rules:

💰 Finance
IF This costs more than $100 → THEN Sleep on it for 24 hours before deciding
⚡ General
IF This is irreversible → THEN Rate it 9/10 before proceeding
⚡ General
IF I'm making this when emotional → THEN Postpone until I'm calm and rested
💼 Career
IF This conflicts with my top 3 goals → THEN Decline. Say no with gratitude.
⚡ General
IF My gut says no → THEN Trust it. Explore the reason.
💰 Finance
IF This opportunity has an arbitrary deadline → THEN Ignore the deadline. Real opportunities return.
⚡ General
IF Someone is pressuring me to decide now → THEN Always say: "I need 24 hours." Non-negotiable.
⏰ Time
IF This takes more than 10h of my time → THEN Estimate realistically. Double it. Then decide.

+ Custom Rule

About Decision System Builder

Make better decisions with a personal decision-making system. Build IF → THEN rules, then evaluate any decision using 6 weighted sliders (risk, reward, reversibility, alignment, time, effort) to get a score, verdict, risk/reward chart, and triggered rules.

How to Use

  1. 1Build your personal rules in the My Rules tab — use presets or write your own.
  2. 2Go to Evaluate Decision and describe the decision you're facing.
  3. 3Rate it on 6 sliders: risk, reward, reversibility, alignment, time, effort.
  4. 4Click Evaluate to get your score, verdict, advice, and any triggered rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the decision score calculated?
The score is a weighted formula: Reward (×2.5) + Reversibility (×1.5) + Goal Alignment (×2.5) minus Risk (×1.5) minus Time (×1.0) minus Effort (×1.0). High reward and alignment with goals are the biggest positive factors.
What are decision rules?
Rules are IF/THEN principles you set for yourself. For example: "IF this is irreversible, THEN rate it 9/10 before proceeding." The system checks your rules against your sliders and surfaces relevant ones automatically.
What does the Risk vs Reward chart show?
A scatter plot with Risk on the X axis and Reward on the Y axis. Ideal decisions sit top-left (low risk, high reward). The dot's colour reflects the overall score.

Tool Info

Category
system
Usage
Unlimited

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