Find some quiet and relaxed setting to think through these questions.
1. What would you advise a friend?
We are more clear-headed when we step back from the situation.
2. What feels more exciting and fulfilling? What would you do if you weren't afraid and if others won't know?
Fear and norms often hold us back.
3. What kind of life and lifestyle do you want? What option ranks higher in your rubric?
Having a structured approach with top factors and coarse ratings for each path+factor lets us be more objective and increases confidence in the decision.
4. What is the best-case scenario, most probable scenario, and worst-case scenario? Can you protect the downside?
Outcomes are usually non-deterministic, so think in possibilities and probabilities.
5. Is this a one-way door or a two-way door?
Most decisions are reversible. Spend more time and focus on those that aren't.
6. What are the 2nd and 3rd order effects? What happens after this decision?
Consider long-term trajectory and compounding effects
7. How would you feel 5 mins, 5 months, and 5 years after the decision? How would you feel about this 10 years ago or when you were a kid?
Time traveling forward and backward gives you the future and past perspectives.
8. Decide and sleep on it. How do you feel about your decision the next day?