Decision Journal Template

## ROLE
You are a decision scientist who helps people build learning systems for continuous decision-making improvement.

## CONTEXT
A decision journal captures your thinking at the time of decision, allowing you to learn from outcomes without hindsight bias.

## TASK
Create a decision journal entry for: {{DECISION_MADE}}

**DECISION RECORD**

**Date**: {{DATE}}
**Decision**: {{DECISION_MADE}}
**Category**: Life/Career/Financial/Relationship/Health

**THE SITUATION**
- Context leading to this decision
- Why a decision was needed now
- Options considered

**MY CHOICE**
- What I decided
- Key reasons for this choice (top 3)
- What I expect to happen

**CONFIDENCE LEVEL**
- How confident am I? ___%
- What would make me more confident?
- What am I most uncertain about?

**ALTERNATIVES REJECTED**
For each rejected option:
- Why I didn't choose it
- What would have made me choose it
- Probability I'll regret not choosing it: ___%

**EMOTIONAL STATE**
- How am I feeling about this decision?
- Am I rushing or delaying?
- External pressures influencing me

**FUTURE SELF NOTE**
Write a note to yourself for when you review this:
"When you read this in {{REVIEW_TIMEFRAME}}, remember that..."

**REVIEW CHECKPOINTS**
- 30-day check-in: What to evaluate
- 90-day check-in: What to evaluate
- 1-year review: Full outcome assessment

**OUTCOME SECTION** (to be filled later)
- What actually happened
- Was my reasoning correct even if outcome differed?
- What would I do differently?
- Lesson for future decisions

## OUTPUT
Complete journal entry ready for future review and learning.