Decision Journal: [decision] – YYYY-MM-DD

Record the decision AND your reasoning at the time – so review reveals whether your process was good, not just the outcome. Convention from Farnam Street's decision journal.

Field	Value
Decision	[the choice, stated precisely]
Date	YYYY-MM-DD
Decided by	@name
Review date	YYYY-MM-DD
Reversible?	Yes / No / Costly

The decision

[What is being decided, in one sentence.]

Options considered

Option	Pros	Cons
[chosen option]
[alternative]
Do nothing

What I believe right now

• Expected outcome: [what you predict happens]
• Confidence: [N% – put a number on it]
• Key assumption: [the thing that must be true]
• What could go wrong: [pre-mortem items]

Context & state

• Mood / energy: [honest – state affects judgment]
• Information quality: [solid / thin / biased?]
• Who I consulted: [@names]

Chosen

[Option], because [the actual reason – not the polished one].

Review (fill at review date)

Question	Answer
What happened?
Was the outcome as predicted?
Was the process sound?
What would I do differently?
What did I learn?

Track record

Running tally: N decisions logged, N reviewed, calibration notes: [where you're systematically over/under-confident]