How the score works
DECEZION™ turns your own judgment into a structure you can look at. This page explains exactly how, so you know what the number means — and what it does not.
What the Decision Score Index (DSI) is
A number from 0 to 100, calculated from six ratings you set with sliders. Higher means the decision looks structurally sturdier. It describes the shape of the decision — how reversible it is, how much you stand to gain or lose, and how much rests on things outside your control — not whether it will turn out well.
The calculation is a fixed weighted average. There is no hidden model behind the number, and the same ratings always give the same score.
The six ratings and how much each counts
Upside and Downside Severity count a little more than the others because they set the stakes. Ratings where lower is better are flipped before they are added up, so every row pushes the score in the direction you would expect.
A worked example
Take the Library scenario “Take a higher-paying job offer in another city”: Reversibility 30, Upside 65, Downside Severity 55, Downside Likelihood 30, Dependency Risk 45, Alignment 65. After flipping the lower-is-better ratings and applying the weights above, the DSI comes to 55 — Elevated Risk.
What the tiers mean
Tiers are convenient labels, not hard rules. A score of 59 and a score of 60 are essentially the same decision.
How sure should you be about the score?
Less sure than a single number makes it look. Your ratings are estimates, so the score inherits their uncertainty. After every analysis we show a plausible range: if each of your ratings is off by up to 10 points, the score can move by up to 10 points. If you told us you are still researching, we widen that to 15; if you are well-informed, we narrow it to 7.
When that range crosses from one tier into another, treat the tier as a lean, not a verdict. We also warn you when several sliders are still at the default of 50, because a score built on untouched sliders says very little.
Your confidence vs. the structure
Before the analysis we ask how confident you feel, from 1 to 10. Afterwards we compare that with what the structure of your ratings supports (the DSI divided by 10). If the two differ by 15 points or more on the 0–100 scale, we show you which ratings are driving the gap. Feeling more confident than the structure supports is common — and exactly the thing worth noticing.
The written analysis
The written breakdown (blindspots, compounding outcomes, alternative paths) is generated by an AI model from the text you wrote and the ratings above. It can be wrong, miss context only you have, or sound more certain than it should. Read it as a prompt for your own thinking, and check anything important against real sources.
What this cannot do
- It cannot know your life. It only sees what you tell it.
- It cannot predict outcomes. Good structure still fails sometimes; shaky structure sometimes works out.
- It is only as honest as your ratings. Rate what is true, not what you hope.
- It is not financial, legal, medical, or psychological advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to act.
The real test is whether the framework helps you. That is why we ask you to log what actually happened — over time you can see how well your own judgment is calibrated.