Personal decisions

Lifestyle Change Prioritisation

Compare lifestyle changes or habits to identify which could create the greatest positive impact. Useful for wellbeing, productivity, balance, and personal growth. The criteria can be changed, added to and weighted.

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What the framework is

Lifestyle change prioritisation compares changes you could make, such as sleep, exercise, screen time or cooking, to decide which to start first. The template starts with five criteria: Positive Impact, Feasibility, Long-Term Sustainability, Wellbeing Benefit and Motivation. The criteria can be changed, added to and weighted.

What the result looks like

EXAMPLE
Which change should I start with?
Top ranked
Walk every day
Positive Impact 92% · 1st
Feasibility 63% · 1st
Long-Term Sustainability 38% · 3rd
Wellbeing Benefit 75% · 1st
Motivation 50% · 2nd
63%
Weighted win rate

Overall

Options Weighted win rate
01
Walk every day
Positive Impact 1st · Feasibility 1st · Long-Term Sustainability 3rd · Wellbeing Benefit 1st · Motivation 2nd
63%
02
Cook at home more
Positive Impact 2nd · Feasibility 2nd · Long-Term Sustainability 1st · Wellbeing Benefit 3rd · Motivation 1st
52%
03
Less screen time at night
Positive Impact 3rd · Feasibility 3rd · Long-Term Sustainability 2nd · Wellbeing Benefit 2nd · Motivation 3rd
35%

Overall with the criteria

Rank
Options
 Positive Impact
20%
 Feasibility
20%
 Long-Term Sustainability
20%
 Wellbeing Benefit
20%
 Motivation
20%
 Overall
Weighted win rate
01 Walk every day
92%
1st
63%
1st
38%
3rd
75%
1st
50%
2nd
63%
02 Cook at home more
42%
2nd
58%
2nd
71%
1st
33%
3rd
54%
1st
52%
03 Less screen time at night
17%
3rd
29%
3rd
42%
2nd
42%
2nd
46%
3rd
35%

By the options

01 · Walk every day 63% weighted win rate
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Positive Impact
92%
1st of 3 · 22 Wins · 2 Losses
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Feasibility
63%
1st of 3 · 15 Wins · 9 Losses
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Long-Term Sustainability
38%
3rd of 3 · 9 Wins · 15 Losses
–
Wellbeing Benefit
75%
1st of 3 · 18 Wins · 6 Losses
–
Motivation
50%
2nd of 3 · 12 Wins · 12 Losses
02 · Cook at home more 52% weighted win rate
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Positive Impact
42%
2nd of 3 · 10 Wins · 14 Losses
–
Feasibility
58%
2nd of 3 · 14 Wins · 10 Losses
–
Long-Term Sustainability
71%
1st of 3 · 17 Wins · 7 Losses
–
Wellbeing Benefit
33%
3rd of 3 · 8 Wins · 16 Losses
–
Motivation
54%
1st of 3 · 13 Wins · 11 Losses
03 · Less screen time at night 35% weighted win rate
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Positive Impact
17%
3rd of 3 · 4 Wins · 20 Losses
–
Feasibility
29%
3rd of 3 · 7 Wins · 17 Losses
–
Long-Term Sustainability
42%
2nd of 3 · 10 Wins · 14 Losses
–
Wellbeing Benefit
42%
2nd of 3 · 10 Wins · 14 Losses
–
Motivation
46%
3rd of 3 · 11 Wins · 13 Losses
Scoring Explanations
CRITERIA WEIGHTINGS — The % weighting for each criterion is shown in the table header. Unless this was entered in the setup, the weighting is equal across criteria.
WEIGHTED WIN RATE — Each criterion's result, in the measure they share, averaged using the assigned weightings.

When it earns its place

Use it when you want to change several things and keep starting all of them at once.

The trap is picking the change you think you should make rather than the one you will keep. Motivation and sustainability are criteria for a reason.

How to run it with a group

  1. List three to six changes, each specific enough to do, such as "walk 30 minutes at lunch".
  2. Decide how much each criterion counts for you.
  3. Compare the changes two at a time on each criterion. If you live with others, send them the link too. Participants do not need an account to respond.
  4. Start with the top change. Run the ranking again once it has become a habit.

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