1. To avoid excess risk aversion : What is the worst thing that could happen ? What would be the impact ? What is the probability that it happens ?
2. To avoid analysis-paralysis: What is our ‘gut’ saying about this ? How do we feel about it ?
3. To avoid confirmation bias & ‘groupthink’ : What would be the counter-arguments from the ‘devil’s advocate’ ? How realistic and important are they ?
4. To avoid irrelevance : What are the main factors that we mostly base our decision on ? How relevant are they really ?
5. To avoid wrong problem – framing : What problem are we really giving solution to with this decision ? How important does this problem sound now ? How can we possibly reframe the problem in a more meaningful way ?
6. To avoid the ‘sunk cost’ trap : To what extend are we really basing this decision on our past decisions and choices ? How relevant are they really now ?
7. To avoid paralysis from many options : What are the best 3 available options we have ? What will be the criteria we will use to evaluate them ?
