Decision Queue

The single most important skill for the operator's productivity. ADHD + 10 ventures = decision avoidance. This kills that.

State file

~/Vault/Vantage-OS/decisions.md

Schema (markdown):

## Pending

- [ ] [Decision question] | Owner: the operator | Due: YYYY-MM-DD | Venture: [name] | Stakes: [low/med/high] | Notes: [optional]

## Resolved (last 30 days)

- [x] [Decision] → [outcome] | Closed: YYYY-MM-DD

When invoked

Adding a decision

When the operator says "park this" or "I need to decide X later":

1. Force a question, not a topic. Reject "think about the website" - require "should the website launch with 1 product or 3?"
2. Force a deadline. No "soon" or "later." Get a specific date. Default to 7 days if the operator won't commit. Bigger stakes get more time (up to 21 days). Low-stakes decisions get 3 days.
3. Force stakes. Low (reversible), Medium (some cost to undo), High (binding or capital).
4. Append to decisions.md Pending section.

Reviewing the queue

When the operator says "what decisions am I dodging" or invoked by morning-brief:

1. Read decisions.md Pending section.
2. Sort by:

• Overdue (red flag)
• Due within 48h
• Due this week
• Due later

3. For each overdue decision: do not let the operator scroll past. Force one of:

• Decide now (write outcome, move to Resolved)
• Extend deadline ONCE with reason. Second extension is an automatic decision: drop it.
• Drop it (mark as "not deciding, accepting default")

Resolving a decision

When the operator makes a call:

1. Write the outcome to decisions.md Resolved section.
2. If the decision spawned action items, push them to today's or tomorrow's top-3.md.
3. Note: the outcome is logged for accountability. In future triage, surface any pattern of bad decisions or chronic deferral.

Quality rules

1. One decision = one question. "What should I do about the website" is rejected. "What's the v1 product count: 1, 2, or 3?" is accepted.
2. Bias toward reversible decisions. When stakes are low, force a fast call. Don't waste a 7-day window on a 5-minute decision.
3. Bias against re-litigating. If a decision was resolved <30 days ago and the operator wants to re-open it, ask what changed. If nothing changed, reject the re-open.
4. Surface chronic deferrers. If the operator has extended the same decision twice, force-close it.

Default deadlines by stakes

Output examples

Adding:

Logged: "Should the hair product launch with 1 SKU or 2-3 SKUs?"
Due: 2026-05-24 (7 days)
Stakes: High
Venture: Hair product

Surfacing overdue:

⚠️ Overdue decisions

1. "Should I keep Volt or sell it?" - due 2026-05-10 (7 days overdue)
 Options: decide now, extend (1 extension left), or drop (Volt stays)

2. ...