Stop summarizing. Find the decision.

The move Ask AI for the decision and the tradeoff, not a summary of the notes.

The situation

You open a thread with 17 replies. Two people are debating timing. Someone attached a spreadsheet. There are three different versions of "I think we should..."

The easy AI move is to ask for a summary. Useful, sometimes. But a summary can still leave you with the same problem: nobody has named what needs to be decided.

The shift

When a thread gets long, the problem is usually not information. It is decision fog. Ask AI to separate updates, opinions, options, blockers, missing information, and the actual decision.

Use this

Read this work thread summary and identify the decision hiding inside it.

Context I can safely share:
[paste a cleaned summary of the thread]

Return:
1. The decision that needs to be made
2. The options on the table
3. The missing information
4. Who needs to weigh in
5. The cleanest next message

What good looks like

Before: "I think both options could work. Maybe we should discuss on the call."

It seems like the decision is whether we prioritize speed or accuracy for this first version. Option A gets us live faster, but Option B gives us cleaner data. Is that the tradeoff we need to decide today?

Watch out for

If the thread includes sensitive information, summarize it yourself first. AI does not need every raw detail to help you clarify the decision.