Make better calls by writing your view before AI weighs in
It keeps your own judgment in charge and shows exactly where the AI disagrees and why.
Published . Steps as of October 2026.
How do I use AI for decisions without it deciding for me?
Write your own decision and reasons first, then ask the AI to test them and keep its own opinion out. Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini can all do this, since it's about how you prompt, not a special feature. For a quick personal choice, the five-part check is enough. For a business call with money at stake, ask a second time after you've answered its weak-point questions, and compare what changed.
A picture made with AI to show the idea.
Your prompt
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. Gemini can't be filled in from a link, so its button copies your prompt: paste it into the new chat.
The prompt that gets copied
I've already made my own call, and I want you to test it, not replace it. The decision: [THE DECISION, e.g. raise my rates 20% in January]. My choice: [MY CHOICE, e.g. yes, for new clients only]. My reasons: [MY REASONS, e.g. booked out, prices unchanged for 3 years]. Don't tell me what you'd decide. Instead: 1) restate my reasoning in one paragraph so I know you understood it, 2) list where my reasoning is strongest, 3) list the two or three places it's weakest, with the specific question I should answer for each, 4) tell me what new evidence would make me change my mind, and 5) point out anything in how I framed this that could push either of us toward one answer. Keep your own opinion out of it unless I ask for it.
Write down your own decision and reasons first, then have AI test them without steering you, so the final call stays yours and gets sharper.
Step by step
- Write your decision and your three main reasons before opening any AI
- Open Claude and paste the prompt with your notes
- Read where it disagrees and the evidence that would change your mind
- Make the final call yourself and note what you changed
What you'll get
Your reasoning played back, its strongest and weakest points, and the evidence that would change the decision, with the call left to you.
- Made for
- Everyone, Consultants, Coaches
- Works in
- Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
