Decision Prism

See a tough decision from every angle

Stuck between choices? Describe the decision, your options, and what matters to you. Decision Prism looks at the tradeoffs from several useful angles, shows what each choice could cost or preserve, and helps you see what you still need to know before deciding.

See what Decision Prism gives you

Real output from an actual run on the decision below. Part of the result is shown; nothing is reworded.

The decision

A job offer that pays 40% more but requires relocating. My current job is comfortable with a great team, but I've felt stagnant for over a year. My partner is open to moving but not enthusiastic. Options: take the job and relocate, or stay. Values: career growth, financial security, family/relationships. Stuck because: fear of regret.

Real run, 2026-10-08 — one of the tool's own built-in examples.

Current read

On the information supplied, the new job has the clearer case on two of your three stated priorities — career growth and financial security. The third, relationships, introduces real uncertainty.
Your partner's position is established as open but not enthusiastic — that is not a refusal, but it is not enough information to know whether the move would work well for both of you. Until that is understood more clearly, the relationship priority remains unresolved, and that is too important to treat as settled.

The question underneath

How much career and financial gain would make the disruption worth it to both of you — and have you actually established that number together?

Relocating — reversibility: partly reversible

You can leave a job and return to a field or even a city, but the specific team, relationships, and position you are leaving may not be available again, and the relocation itself carries real practical costs in either direction.

One question to answer

If you stayed and nothing about the stagnation changed in another year, would you regret not taking this offer? If you took it and found the new role unfulfilling, would you regret the move itself or regret not understanding your needs better before you left?

In a Nutshell

When: A hard decision you keep circling.
You give: The decision, what makes it hard, and your options.
You get: The same choice run through several decision frameworks, so you can see which considerations you've been ignoring.
The edge: It doesn't pick for you. It shows you which framework you've been using without noticing.

Good to Know

The more context you provide, the sharper the analysis — but it will never invent facts you didn't give it
Decision Prism only analyzes the options you name — it won't add 'do nothing' unless you're already weighing it
The 'Still Stuck' exercises (coin-flip reaction, future-self exercise, smallest step) are genuinely effective — try them
Use the comparison matrix to have structured conversations with people you trust

Questions people ask

How do I decide whether to relocate for a job?

Look at each option over ten minutes, ten months and ten years, ask how reversible it is, and be specific about what your partner needs for the move to work. "Open but not enthusiastic" is a conversation to have before deciding.

How is Decision Prism different from Decision Coach?

Decision Prism lays out one choice through several lenses so you can see what you've been ignoring. Decision Coach is for when you're too depleted to weigh it and need a single answer.

Will it decide for me?

It gives a current read — what the information favors and what prevents a clean call — and leaves the choice with you.