Assemble a source pack for a decision

Perplexity gathers a small set of sources for a decision you have to make, and labels what each source can prove.

Six sources, each with what it can and cannot support, ready to read in one sitting.

1. 1

   State the decision

   Write the choice, not the topic. “Which queue owns billing bugs” is a decision. “Billing” is not.

2. 2

   Cut to six

   If the pack is longer, drop the news items first.

3. 3

   Read two in full

   Skim is not the case. Read the two sources that claim to hold the deciding fact.

I have to decide: [decision, one sentence].

Build a source pack of at most six items I can read today. Prefer primary pages: docs, filings, papers, and the vendor's own changelog. News is allowed only when the primary page is missing.

For each source:
- Title and link
- What claim it can support
- What it cannot support
- Why it is in the pack

End with the single fact that would change my decision, and whether any source in the pack contains it. Do not recommend which way I should decide.

A pack is not a verdict. The last line should stay unanswered if the sources do not contain it.

Sample case written by Hidden Logic Lab. Not affiliated with Perplexity.