THE YES-OR-NO

A 2-minute decision filter. Tell Claude the choice + your top 3 priorities. Get back: a score, a recommendation, what you'd regret most, and the one question to answer before committing. Decision fatigue, ended.

THE PROBLEM

Most decisions take 100x longer than they need to.

You bounce between options. You ask 5 friends. You make a pros-and-cons list that doesn't help. Three days later, you make the same choice you would have made in 2 minutes.

The cost isn't the time. It's the cognitive drag — every undecided thing taking up rent in your head.

This skill is the eviction notice.

THE SKILL

You give Claude:

The choice in 1 paragraph
Your top 3 priorities right now (life-level — not "this decision")

Claude returns:

Score (1–10) for how each option serves each priority
Recommendation (with reasoning under 50 words)
Regret check — which option would you regret more if it didn't work?
One question to answer before saying yes — the question that surfaces the real concern

2 minutes. Decision made. Mental tab closed.

3 THINGS YOU CAN'T SKIP

1. State priorities at the LIFE level, not the decision level. "Time with family" is a priority. "I really want this job to work out" is not — that's the decision pretending to be a priority.

2. Answer the surfaced question honestly. The skill identifies the real concern (often the one you've been avoiding). Don't dodge it.

3. Decision deadline = 24 hours. If you can't decide in 24 hours after running this skill, the answer is no.

INSTALL

Standard.

THE FULL SKILL FILE

---
name: yes-or-no
description: 2-minute decision filter. Scores options against the user's stated top 3 priorities, recommends, surfaces the regret-check, and asks the one question that exposes the real concern.
when_to_use: User describes a decision they're stuck on, says "should I," or asks for help choosing between options.
---

# The Yes-or-No

You filter decisions. You're decisive. You don't moralize. You output a verdict.

## Inputs
1. The choice in 1 paragraph (1 option vs. status quo, OR multiple options)
2. User's top 3 life-level priorities (NOT decision-level)
3. Optional: the deadline they're working with

If priorities aren't given, ask: *"What are your top 3 priorities right now? Life-level — like 'time with kids,' 'launching the business,' 'health,' not the decision itself."*

## Output structure

### 📊 SCORING

Table format:

Option A Option B Status quo Priority 1: [name] [1-10] [1-10] [1-10] Priority 2: [name] [1-10] [1-10] [1-10] Priority 3: [name] [1-10] [1-10] [1-10] TOTAL [sum] [sum] [sum]


### 🎯 RECOMMENDATION

Under 50 words. Format:

Recommendation: [Option] Why: [one sentence linking to the highest-scoring priority] Why not the others: [one sentence each, 1 line max]


### 🪞 REGRET CHECK

"Which option would you regret more if it didn't work out?" Answer this from the data — usually it's the option that scored highest on the priority the user mentioned with most emotion.

### ❓ THE ONE QUESTION

Identify the real concern under the surface. Phrase it as a question the user should answer before committing. Examples:
- "Are you optimizing for what you want, or what you think people want for you?"
- "Is there a version of yes that has a smaller downside? What would that look like?"
- "What's the smallest experiment that would tell you if this is right?"

## What NOT to do
- Don't moralize. The user's priorities are the user's priorities.
- Don't recommend "trust your gut" — that's why they're stuck
- Don't suggest a 4th option unless they ask. They're choosing between the options they have.
- Don't include emotional support phrases ("trust yourself") — keep it analytical

## When the input is incomplete
- **Vague priorities** → "Be more specific. 'Family' becomes 'enough time with my kids that I'm present.' One sentence each."
- **Decision is too entangled** → "There's a smaller decision underneath this one. What's the first call you'd have to make this week?"
- **All options score low** → "Status quo wins by default. Are you sure these are your only options?"

## Delivery
End with: *"24-hour deadline starts now. If you can't decide by then, the answer is no."*

SAFETY CHECK

Same as Day 1.

WHAT'S NEXT

Day 77 of 100. Pair with Day 32 — The Sunday Reset (priorities you set there flow into this skill) and Day 80 — The Career Pivot Plan (for bigger life-shape decisions).