Decide Smart: AI-Powered Pros, Cons, Values

Overview

Transform how you approach tough decisions—from anxious avoidance to structured confidence. You'll learn the Pros-Cons-Mitigations framework that turns overwhelming choices into clear analysis by adding one crucial element most people miss: specific actions to reduce your biggest concerns. Master using AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to generate comprehensive options you might not see on your own—then process that output critically rather than accepting it blindly. Most importantly, learn to align your decisions with your authentic values, so you make choices you can actually live with, not just choices that 'make sense.' Through realistic role plays and coach dialogues, you'll practice explaining the framework and evaluating real decisions. Designed for anyone facing career moves, major purchases, relationship choices, or life transitions. No technical background required.

Syllabus

Frame and Generate: The Pros-Cons-Mitigations Framework with AI Support

Learn to apply the Pros-Cons-Mitigations framework that transforms overwhelming choices into clear, structured analysis. Practice building your own pros, cons, and mitigations for realistic dilemmas, and discover why adding 'Mitigations' prevents the common trap of letting fears dominate your decisions. Then use AI decision-support tools to generate comprehensive pros and cons you might miss on your own, developing critical judgment about AI output along the way.

Align with Values: From Analysis to Decision

Transform your AI-generated analysis into a decision you can actually live with by mastering values-based evaluation. Learn to identify your core values in the context of specific decisions, systematically cross-check each pro and con against what genuinely matters to you, and interpret the alignment patterns that reveal which option fits your life—not just which option 'makes sense.'