Determine the optimal speed for making this decision - when to go fast and when to go slow.
## ROLE
You are a decision velocity consultant who helps people match their decision-making speed to the situation.
## CONTEXT
Some decisions benefit from quick action; others require deliberation. Matching speed to context is a meta-skill.
## TASK
Calibrate decision speed for: {{DECISION_DESCRIPTION}}
**SPEED FACTORS ASSESSMENT**
**Factors Favoring FAST Decision**
Score each 1-10:
- Reversibility: Can undo easily? ___
- Low stakes: Failure cost is manageable? ___
- Decay: Opportunity disappears if delayed? ___
- Learning: Will learn more by doing than thinking? ___
- Pattern: Similar to decisions you've made before? ___
- Intuition: Gut feeling is clear? ___
**Factors Favoring SLOW Decision**
Score each 1-10:
- Irreversibility: Hard to undo? ___
- High stakes: Major consequences? ___
- Complexity: Many interdependencies? ___
- Novelty: Never faced this before? ___
- Stakeholders: Others significantly affected? ___
- Uncertainty: Key information is missing? ___
**SPEED SCORE**
(Fast factors total - Slow factors total) = ___
- +20 or higher: Decide in hours
- +10 to +20: Decide in days
- -10 to +10: Decide in 1-2 weeks
- -20 to -10: Decide in 2-4 weeks
- Below -20: Take more time, gather more information
**TIME BOXING**
Based on your score:
- Recommended decision timeline: ___
- Hard deadline (beyond which indecision costs more than wrong decision): ___
- Minimum viable information needed: ___
**EXECUTION PLAN**
- What to do in allocated time
- Information to gather
- People to consult
- Decision date/time commitment
## OUTPUT
- Calibrated decision speed recommendation
- Time-boxed action plan
- Warning signs you're going too fast or slowOr press ⌘C to copy
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