Decision clarity matrix

Printable version of the tool — for the decisions you want to think through on paper. Score up to four options across the five dimensions that quietly drive whether a decision goes well.

Interactive tool

When to use this

Before a decision you've been turning over for more than two weeks without resolution.
When your gut and your analysis disagree and you want a structured tiebreak.
For big-ticket decisions where the cost of being wrong is meaningful (job change, relationship, relocation, large purchase).

How to complete it

Write the decision in one sentence first. If you can't, you're not yet deciding the right thing.
Fill in both sides without editing. Edit on the second pass.
Identify the one piece of information that would actually change your decision — and try to get it before deciding.

Common mistakes

Using the matrix to justify a decision you've already made.
Treating equal score sums as equal weight. Some items matter ten times more than others.
Deciding from the matrix alone without the gut-check pass at the end.

Decision clarity matrix

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The decision, in one sentence.

Options — score 1-5 on each axis. Higher = better for you.

Note: Downside is reversed — 5 means minor downside, 1 means catastrophic.

Option	Revers.	Upside	Downside	Time	Clarity	Total

Top option I'll bet on first.

The smallest reversible version I'll run for two weeks.

What would make this decision easier?