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Three-Option Decision Framework

Decision-making system where one person presents three acceptable options and the other person chooses, ensuring both parties are satisfied with any outcome

Decision Rule

The option presenter must genuinely accept all three choices; the final decision maker picks from the curated set

How It Works

Eliminates decision paralysis, ensures presenter does filtering work upfront, gives final decision maker agency while constraining choices to acceptable ones

Failure Modes

Presenter gaming the system by making two options obviously bad

Decision maker rejecting all options and demanding new ones

Using for decisions where unlimited options should be considered

Example Decision

Choosing baby names by having one spouse present three names they like with research on each, other spouse makes final selection