Widen-Reality-test-Attain-Prepare
Updated 2026-08-09
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
The WRAP decision model addresses four common traps. W, Widen Options, breaks the narrow framing that leaves too few choices. R, Reality-test Assumptions, escapes confirmation bias by seeking disconfirming evidence. A, Attain Distance, steps back from short-term emotion. P, Prepare to Be Wrong, sets triggers and plans for the possibility of being wrong. As a systematic antidote to bias it pairs each trap with its specific countermeasure.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Widen the options before choosing: always force a genuine third path onto the table. - Test the real assumption: deliberately go looking for the hard evidence that proves you wrong. - Prepare the trigger in advance: decide exactly what would prove you wrong, and then act.
Anchor fast decisions
A systematic counter to four decision traps: too few options from narrow framing is met by Widen, seeing only what you want by confirmation bias is met by Reality-test, being swayed by emotion is met by Attain distance, and overconfidence is met by Prepare to be wrong. Each step cancels one bias.
MINIMUM ACTION
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