Good-result fit

Asks two things of each candidate: does it actually move you toward the outcome you want, and what price does it carry that nobody has said out loud? An option survives only if the payoff is real and the buried costs are ones you would still accept.

Asks two things of each candidate: does it actually move you toward the outcome you want, and what price does it carry that nobody has said out loud? An option survives only if the payoff is real and the buried costs are ones you would still accept.

Example

The forum-thread spinal surgery scores high on relief but hides months of recovery, real surgical risk, and a cost you never priced. It fails this check and goes on hold. Yoga passes: modest relief, low downside, roughly $60 a month.