Decision Tool Finder
About This Tool
The Decision Tool Finder is a guide, not a calculator. It exists because the Decisions category has grown to cover the whole arc of a choice — from making sense of a messy situation to following through on what you decided — and the right tool depends on where you are in that arc. Tell it what you're trying to do and it recommends one tool to open. The map and table let you see the whole set at a glance.
How to Use
- Pick what you're trying to do from the question at the top.
- Open the suggested tool — or browse the map and comparison table.
- Come back any time your situation changes and ask again.
Methodology
The recommendation is a simple, transparent mapping, not a hidden algorithm. Each thing you might be trying to do points to the one tool built for it: a fuzzy situation goes to Navigate, weighing options goes to Decide, recording what you know goes to Fact Base, and so on. The comparison table groups the tools by the four stages of a decision — getting your bearings, gathering what you know, making the call, and following through — so you can see how they fit together rather than in isolation.
Understanding Your Results
Treat the suggestion as a starting point, not a verdict. Most real decisions move through several tools: you might surface assumptions, gather facts, then decide, then journal the outcome. If the first tool isn't quite right, the map and table make it easy to step sideways to a neighbour. There is no wrong order — the stages are a guide, not a rulebook.
Practical Examples
You're offered a new job but can't tell if you should take it. You don't even know what the real question is — so the finder sends you to Navigate to frame it. Later, with the question clear ("is this role a better fit for my next two years?"), you ask again. Now it points you to Decide to weigh the offer against your current role, and afterwards to the Journal to record why you chose what you chose.
Tips for choosing a tool
Start from the moment you're in, not the tool you know. The finder asks what you're doing for a reason — the best tool follows from that. If you feel stuck before you can even name the choice, begin with Navigate. Naming the real decision is half the work. When a decision matters, separate facts from assumptions early — record what you actually know in Fact Base and what you're betting on in Assumptions Map. After you decide, spend a minute in the Journal. Your future self learns far more from a logged decision than a remembered one.
All calculations are performed locally in your browser. No data is sent to any server.