- Imagine an omniscient god who deeply loves you. Which option would this god choose for you?
- There's a gun to your head. You'll be killed unless you choose the right one in the next 30 seconds. Which do you choose?
- You’re on your deathbed. You look back on this year of your life and think to yourself, “I’m really glad I chose to do ______.” Fill in the blank with the first one that comes to mind.
- Which one would you choose if you were being courageous?
- Which has the best chance of leading you to amazing further options? Eg if you do a project that has you interacting with many inspired people, one of them might introduce to the actual best project, whereas doing solo coding is unlikely to have that effect.
- Picture a version of you that says “Fuck it, I’m just going to do what I’ve always wanted to do.” What does s/he decide to do?
- Which one of these would tone your felt experience of life with meaning?
- Which satisfies the most convergently instrumental goals?
- Relatedly, which ones sets you up the best for the future?
- Pretend you already know the answer. What’s the answer?
- Which one would you find satisfying as an end-in-itself, not for other reasons (your resume, doing good, being respected, etc)?
- Which one would have you working amongst ideas, people, and environments that will bring out your wisdom and power?
- Which of these would your body choose?
- Which of these enables what you specifically were put here to do?
- Which option is most compatible with the other things I want in my life? (Eg hobbies, relationships, etc)