25@50 Stay Sharp: Cognitive Strategy Simulator
Map your situation → choose the constraint → pick a model → run the simulator.
You’ll get: Perfect, Close (±10%), Sub-optimal, or Non-viable (with reasons + where the model fits).
Step 1: Situation
Step 2: Constraint
Step 3: Model
Run: Results
Move the sliders. The Situation Reveal translates the profile into what you’re actually facing — and ends with a coaching question to guide your model choice.
Situation Reveal
Set sliders to see your situation.
This is your hard limit. The simulator penalizes tools that are too slow, too heavy, or too risky for your current capacity.
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Time
Speed matters most.
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Energy
Cognitive bandwidth is low.
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Quality
Accuracy / safety first.
Hover (desktop) or tap the i (mobile) for a quick description, then select a model.
Pareto (80/20): filter and delete. Best when volume is high but complexity is manageable—find the vital few levers.
Pareto(80/20)
Eisenhower Matrix: triage urgency vs importance. Best for firefighting—decide what to do, delegate, defer, or delete.
EisenhowerMatrix
Inversion: prevent failure first. Best when stakes are high and the path is unclear—reduce downside before acting.
InversionThinking
Regret Minimization: long-horizon clarity. Best for high-anxiety, high-stakes choices where urgency is low.
RegretMin.
Ockham’s Razor: simplify fast. Best when complexity is low but you’re stuck in “what-ifs”—choose the simplest plausible story.
Ockham’sRazor
Second-Order Thinking: think downstream. Best for complex systems and high stakes where effects compound later.
2nd OrderThinking
First Principles: rebuild from fundamentals. Best when complexity is very high and urgency is low.
FirstPrinciples
Circle of Competence: avoid ruin. Best when stakes are high—stay inside what you truly understand.
Circle ofComp.
Result
Body
Fit Insight
Close (±10%)
Non-viable / correction
0%
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