8 prompts for planning, decision making and strategic thinking

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Here are 8 prompts for planning, decision making and strategic thinking:

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1. Stress-Test My Thinking

This is the plan I’m working on: [insert your idea, plan, or strategy]. Act as a reasoning analyst. Evaluate my logic, assumptions, or potential flaws, but don’t make edits. I want to pressure-test my thinking, not to explore new ideas.

2. Shift the Perspective

Here’s the main idea I’m working with: [insert your idea]. Act as a perspective strategist. Explore new ways to present it, such as targeting a fresh audience, using a different emotional driver, or shifting the brand message.

3. Translate My Gut Feeling

Something about this doesn’t feel right, but I can’t explain it: [describe the situation, message, or tactic]. Act as a clarity finder. Help me figure out what feels off, what could be confusing, out of place, or sending mixed signals.

4. Organize My Messy Thoughts

Here’s a rough mix of my thoughts and notes: [insert notes, fragments, half-formed ideas]. Act as a structure builder. Take what I’ve shared and turn it into a clear outline, but keep my tone and don’t add anything new.

5. Help Me Face the Decision

Here’s the situation I’m dealing with: [insert project or context]. Act as a decision coach. Show me where I might be stalling, overthinking, or avoiding a clear choice, and reflect on what’s keeping me stuck.

6. Surface the Deeper Question

Here’s the situation I’m working through: [insert idea or challenge]. Act as a strategic advisor. Help me uncover the core question behind this. What bigger issue or choice should I really be focusing on?

7. Spot Execution Risks

Here’s the plan I’m about to put into action: [insert strategy or outline]. Act as an operations analyst. Review my plan and call out where it could fall apart, like missed timelines, lack of resources, coordination issues, or anything else that might delay execution.

8. Make Sense of My Instinct

Here’s the idea I’m leaning toward, and it feels right: [insert your idea or insight]. Act as a reasoning guide. Help me explore what’s behind my instinct, what signals, patterns, or logic might be driving this choice.

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