10-10-10 Decision Test ✨

The 10-10-10 framework (from Suzy Welch) cuts through short-term noise by asking how you’ll feel about a decision across three very different time horizons. AI makes this much more useful by doing the analysis for you, not just prompting you to think about it.

The Recipe

I'm deciding whether to [your decision].

Apply the 10-10-10 test to this specific decision. For each time horizon, give me a specific, honest analysis — not generic advice:

1. In 10 minutes: How will I feel right after making this decision? What's the immediate emotional reaction for each option?
2. In 10 months: What will the practical consequences look like? What will I wish I had or hadn't done?
3. In 10 years: What's the likely long-term trajectory? What will I regret if I don't do this? What might I regret if I do?

Then: Given this analysis, which option does the 10-10-10 test favour, and is there anything it misses about my situation?

My context: [add relevant details — your values, your situation, what's holding you back]

Example

I'm deciding whether to leave my secure job to join an early-stage startup as employee #6.

Apply the 10-10-10 test:
1. In 10 minutes: How will I feel about each choice immediately?
2. In 10 months: What are the practical consequences?
3. In 10 years: What's the long-term picture and regret risk?

My context: I'm 31, no dependents, have 8 months emergency savings, the startup is in a space I care about, and I've been comfortable but bored for 2 years.

🔁 Leftover Remixes

🌶️ Spicy: “Now add a 10-decades horizon — imagine you’re 90 and looking back. What would that version of you say about this decision?”

🧊 Mild: “Skip the framework — just tell me: what’s the main thing I’ll regret if I don’t do this?”

💰 Budget: “What’s the lowest-cost way to test this decision before fully committing?”