decision-log

# Decision Log

Stop making the same expensive mistakes. Start learning from the ones you've already made.

**by The Agent Ledger** — [theagentledger.com](https://theagentledger.com)

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## The Problem

Most solopreneurs make dozens of meaningful decisions every week — which products to build, which clients to take, which tools to use, which strategies to pursue. They almost never write them down. Six months later, when a decision goes sideways, the context is gone: what were the alternatives? What did you expect to happen? Why did you choose this over that?

The result: you can't learn systematically from your own experience. You repeat mistakes. You forget what worked and why.

This skill turns your agent into a decision journal. Capture any decision in seconds. Get a structured record with context, alternatives, expected outcomes, and confidence level. Then, on a schedule you set, your agent reviews past decisions against what actually happened and surfaces patterns in your judgment.

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## Setup

### Step 1 — Create Your Decisions Directory

```bash
mkdir -p decisions/
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### Step 2 — Create Your Decision Index

Create `decisions/INDEX.md`:

```markdown
# Decision Log

**Started:** [date]
**Total decisions logged:** 0
**Last review:** —

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## Open Decisions (awaiting outcome)

| ID | Date | Decision | Category | Expected Outcome | Review Date |
|----|------|----------|----------|-----------------|-------------|
| — | — | — | — | — | — |

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## Reviewed Decisions

| ID | Date | Decision | Category | Outcome | Verdict | Lesson |
|----|------|----------|----------|---------|---------|--------|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

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## Patterns (updated during reviews)

*Will be filled in by your agent after the first batch of reviews.*
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### Step 3 — Create Your First Decision Entry

Each decision gets its own file: `decisions/YYYY-MM-DD-short-title.md`

Template:

```markdown
# Decision: [Short Title]

**ID:** DEC-[001]
**Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD]
**Category...