Default Future Prompt

Projects a repeating leak, loop, drift, or trap forward in numbers, so you know exactly what it costs before deciding whether to fix it.

A pattern that has been running for months feels harmless precisely because no one has projected it forward in numbers. This prompt takes a repeating leak, loop, drift, or trap and forces the math: what it costs at one year, three years, and five years, using your own figures or clearly labeled estimates when you have none.

It names the largest cost category honestly, direct, opportunity, compounding, or identity, because the direct cost is rarely the biggest one. If the cost of the default future does not exceed the cost of intervening, the prompt says the pattern is acceptable and stops there. If it does, the fix has to remove the actual reason the pattern persists, not just slow it down.

Built for the low-margin client, the unproductive habit, or the slow drain you have stopped noticing because it has always been there. You walk away with a specific number, a named cost category, and a clear call on whether this is worth fixing now.