Decision Log Template: Write It Down Before You Decide

Memory rewrites history. Logs don’t.

When a project goes sideways, a short decision log tells you what you knew at the time. Useful for leads, founders, and anyone tired of re-litigating choices.

Copy this decision log entry

Decision:
Date:
Owner:
Context (5 lines max):

Options
A)
B)
C)

Risks / unknowns

Choice & why

Revisit on:
Expected signal that we were wrong:

Follow-ups
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Workflow

1. Create one Sen Notes note per quarter: Decision log — Q#.
2. Add an entry before big calls — hiring, pricing, scope cuts.
3. On the revisit date, add a one-line outcome.

Keep truly confidential company decisions in approved tools; use the pad for personal working memory. Open Sen Notes