Pick a Topic: Choose one life decision you will be facing in the near future that you’re not sure of. Options include: What should I major in? Should I switch majors? What should I do when I graduate college? What career should I pursue? Where should I live when I graduate? How should I prioritize the professional and personal aspects of my life? How should I prioritize my finances (basic needs, student loans, wants…)? Should I get married? Should I have children? Other (write your question if you don’t choose one from the list above) Go through the steps of abductive reasoning to make your choice Gather Relevant Evidence: What personal worldviews and values will help inform your options? What empirical evidence will help you decide? What could you do to find this info today? List Multiple Possible Options: What options are you considering? What options are you not considering? Seriously consider even unlikely possibilities. Design and Run “Tests”: What empirical info will help you discriminate among your competing possible answers? How could you go about obtaining this info today? Choose Your Preferred Option: Which choice seems like the best choice based on these steps? What empirical evidence makes this choice better than the other options you didn’t go with? Which personal worldviews and values make this choice better than the other options? Reflect: How did using these steps of abductive reasoning shape your decision?