# Get unstuck on any decision by letting AI ask the questions

> The most useful thing it gives you is a question, and there's no fact for it to get wrong.

Describe a decision you're stuck on and tell the AI not to answer yet. It asks five coaching questions, one at a time, then reflects back what you seem to want and one next step.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/five-questions-decision/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Everyone, Coaches, Consultants
- Works in: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
I'm stuck on a decision: [YOUR DECISION, e.g. take a big contract or grow my practice]. The options I'm weighing: [YOUR OPTIONS, e.g. take it, stay solo, or a mix].

Don't give me a solution or your opinion yet. Act like a skilled coach and ask me five questions, one at a time, that help me figure out what I actually want. Wait for my answer before asking the next one. Make each question build on what I just said, and gently dig into my values, my fears, what I'd regret, and what I might be avoiding.

After my fifth answer, reflect back:
1. What I seem to want most, in one sentence.
2. Any contradictions between what I said and what I'm leaning toward.
3. One small next step I could take this week that would make the decision easier.
Keep your reflections short and use my own words where you can.
```

## Step by step

1. Describe the decision in a few honest sentences.
2. Answer each question as it comes, without overthinking.
3. Read the reflection and take the one next step it suggests.

## What you'll get

Five sharp coaching questions, then a short reflection of what you really want and one next step.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 3 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: your decision and your options. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** Five sharp coaching questions, then a short reflection of what you really want and one next step.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/Successful-Moose-377: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1to2yb3/comment/onyq16f/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.