The Blind Spot One situation. A first look. A useful next step.
Free · Self-guided decision-making self-check
A reply has not arrived. A conversation felt wrong. A request seems unreasonable. You have an explanation—and you may have started responding to it before checking what you actually know.
The Blind Spot gives you a practical way to examine that first account. Bring one career, business, or creative situation. Separate what happened from the meaning you gave it, consider another explanation, and identify a useful next step.
You do not need to arrive with a clear decision. A situation that keeps taking up your attention is enough to begin.
Use this when
You keep replaying a conversation or interpreting a delayed reply.
You feel pressure to respond before understanding what is being asked.
You are treating someone’s motives or a predicted outcome as established fact.
You want to examine a concern without dismissing it or automatically believing its first explanation.
You need a manageable place to start.
Five guided practices
Name the situationDescribe what happened and what is unresolved.
Notice the pressureInclude worries, responsibilities, what needs protecting, and any real deadline.
Separate evidence from interpretationKeep what you know distinct from what you are assuming.
Open one questionConsider another explanation and identify what would help you check it.
Choose a next stepState what you can do, when you will do it, and when you will review the result.
A continuing fictional example demonstrates the exercises through a delayed client reply. A personal summary keeps your notes together, and a review page helps you return after acting or receiving new information.
Optional learning prompts
Three ChatGPT prompts help you clarify your account, investigate another explanation, and check whether your next step is feasible.
Complete your own thinking first, then paste the relevant notes. The prompts ask for missing context where needed, distinguish evidence from inference, and leave the conclusion with you.
Reflection questions support the same work without AI. An AI account or subscription is separate from this free download.
What you get
One ZIP download containing:
10-page printable PDF for writing by hand.
10-page fillable PDF with 23 editable response fields.
Two-page quick-start guide explaining which edition to choose, where to begin, how to save your work, and how to use the optional prompts.
Both editions contain the same five practices, worked example, personal summary, review page, and optional prompts. Choose either edition; you do not need to complete both.
The self-check is complete on its own. No purchase, session, or AI use is required to work through it.
How to begin
Download and unzip the files. Open the quick-start guide, choose your edition, and begin on page 2. Use one situation throughout and keep your notes brief.
Work at your own pace. Pause if a question requires a real-world check. For the fillable edition, save a working copy and test that your PDF reader retains a short entry before continuing.
What you can carry forward
A clearer distinction between what you know and what you are assuming, one question worth checking, and a useful next step with a review point.
Your first interpretation may turn out to be right. It may need revising. The point is to give it a fair examination before deciding what to do next.
Created by Thomi Sechehaye, Force For Good Studio.
Creating the conditions for better choices.
The Blind Spot — Free Decision-Making Self Check
Still circling the same decision? The Blind Spot is a guided self-reflection exercise that helps you separate facts from assumptions, examine another perspective, and identify a useful next step.
Bring one unresolved career, business, or creative decision. Work through the questions at your own pace using the printable or fillable PDF. Finish with a written summary of what you know, what you’re assuming, and what needs checking.