A Universal Decision Prompt: Use "What Will You Regret in a Year" to Force a Verdict
Stop picking a role for every decision (financial planner / career coach / relationship coach) — one universal prompt, four steps. The regret line is the core — it forces the model from "it depends" to "actually do this."
I'm trying to decide whether to {{option_x}} or {{option_y}}.
**First**, name the type of person who makes this kind of decision well and what they pay attention to.
**Then**, list the steps they'd take.
**Then**, tell me where most people get it wrong, and what they end up regretting a year later.
**End with ONE sentence**: based on the steps and the failure mode, what would this person actually tell me to do?Swap the variables inside the [ ] brackets for your own content, then paste into Claude 4.5 Sonnet.
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Why is the "regret line" the soul of this prompt? Because when you ask a model to weigh a decision, it hedges — pros, cons, it depends. Regret framing forces it to commit and name the one thing you need to hear. If the model can't surface a real regret, the decision isn't as big as you think and you can move on. Works for: pay off the car or invest / take the new job or stay / should I leave this person or try harder / go solo or take VC money / ship MVP now or polish another month. The role changes. The prompt doesn't.
4 段結構化決策分析 — 專家是誰 + 他們看什麼 + 應該怎麼做 + 大部分人哪裡錯了 + ONE-sentence 結論（給你你需要聽的話）
A description of the intended result. Check this entry's testing notes and try the prompt with your own inputs.
[option_x]選項 A（具體一點：「轉去新創當 founding engineer」/「付清車貸」/「離開三年伴侶」）
[option_y]選項 B（同上、用相同顆粒度）
填下面的欄位，上方 prompt 會即時替換 [方括號] 內容。填好後按「複製組好的 prompt」直接丟進工具。
I'm trying to decide whether to {{option_x}} or {{option_y}}.
**First**, name the type of person who makes this kind of decision well and what they pay attention to.
**Then**, list the steps they'd take.
**Then**, tell me where most people get it wrong, and what they end up regretting a year later.
**End with ONE sentence**: based on the steps and the failure mode, what would this person actually tell me to do?Suno Engineer's Mindset: 4 Steps to a Song That Doesn't Sound Like AI
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