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Washington Post Opinion: Should you take the Musk buyout? Here’s a test.

Many of the 2.3 million people working for the federal government have until Feb. 6 to decide whether to take a “deferred resignation” offer announced by the Trump administration, which its FAQ page says includes full pay and benefits until the end of September.

Since retiring from a career in professional poker, I’ve written books about how we can make better decisions, and I coach executives and others on the skill. I am not in the business of telling people what to decide, but in helping people with how to decide. That is what I did this week when two government workers (independently) sought me out for help.

I gave each of them a handful of prompts that required them to take into account their own values and goals as they considered the offer. They each reached a decision that feels best for them. (No, I will not share where they landed!) One appreciated the framework so much that he gave the gist of it to colleagues. After getting that feedback, I crafted a list of prompts here for anyone to use.

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