Decision Log Entry
One entry per non-trivial decision. Cheap to write, expensive not to have. The revisit date is what makes this actually valuable — without it, this is just journaling.
## [Date] — [Short decision title]
**Decision:** [What was decided, in one sentence]
**Context:** [What was the situation? What was at stake?]
**Options considered:**
- Option A: [brief]
- Option B: [brief]
- Option C: [brief]
**Chose:** [Which one and why]
**Expected outcome:** [What I think will happen if this was the right call]
**How I'll know:** [What would tell me it was right or wrong]
**Revisit on:** [Date, usually 3-6 months out]
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### Retrospective (fill in on revisit date)
**What actually happened:**
**Was the decision right?**
**What did I learn about how I decide?**